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   Space & Cosmology Solar storms' vanishing 'killer electrons' foundThursday, 2 February 2012
High-energy electrons that should be wreaking havoc on our telecommunications systems during geomagnetic storms have been disappearing, and scientists have finally figured out where they go.  Bus-sized asteroid shaves by EarthMonday, 30 January 2012
An asteroid about the size of a bus shaved by Earth on Friday in what spacewatchers described as a "near-miss", though experts were not concerned about the possibility of an impact.  Kepler confirms 26 new planetsFriday, 27 January 2012
NASA's Kepler space telescope mission has confirmed 26 new planets outside our Solar System, all of them orbiting too close to their host stars to sustain life.  Early Moon's metal heart was long-livedFriday, 27 January 2012
A powerful magnetic field shielded the early Moon, and was generated by a molten metal core that churned for much longer than previously thought, according to a new study.  Lasers shine light on galactic magnetic fieldsThursday, 26 January 2012
The mystery of how galaxies, including our Milky Way, have become magnetised has been solved by experiments using high-power lasers.  Biggest solar storm since 2005 pummels EarthTuesday, 24 January 2012
A potent solar flare has unleashed the biggest radiation storm since 2005 and could disrupt some satellite communications in the polar regions.  Levitating flies mimic weightlessness of spaceMonday, 23 January 2012
The weightlessness of space has been reproduced in insects using high-powered magnets.  Comet death caught on cameraFriday, 20 January 2012
A comet has caught doing something never seen before: die a scorching death as it flew too close to the Sun.  Hubble solves mystery of supernova sourceWednesday, 18 January 2012
A longstanding mystery has been solved regarding a type of star called a progenitor, which caused a supernova in a nearby galaxy.  Climate cycle reveals Titan as Earth-likeMonday, 16 January 2012
Saturn's moon Titan is more Earth-like than thought, with two distinct layers in the lower atmosphere that affect the moon's wind patterns, dune spacing and cloud formation.  Phobos-Grunt crashes into Pacific OceanMonday, 16 January 2012
In a spectacular end to a failed mission, pieces of a Russian spacecraft Phobos-Grunt appear to have crashed into the Pacific Ocean in the early hours of this morning.  Kepler discovers tiny solar systemFriday, 13 January 2012
The three smallest planets ever found orbiting a star beyond our Sun have been detected by astronomers using data from NASA's Kepler mission.  Milky Way is a treasure trove of habitable planetsThursday, 12 January 2012
Every star in our galaxy is orbited by, on average, one or more planets: that's the mind-boggling conclusion of a new study by an international team of astronomers.  Biggest star jet found in neighbouring galaxyTuesday, 10 January 2012
A star shooting matter in a jet stretching over 400 trillion km has been found in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy to Earth.  Biggest map of dark matter in universe createdTuesday, 10 January 2012
The largest map of dark matter ever observed in the universe has been created by astronomers using data from potent telescopes that scanned 10 million galaxies. 
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