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Really, we are. But for the love of god old chap, make sure the first 2015 space station cargo run is packed to the brim with tea bags! Ever since I heard the first UK government-funded astronaut was being trained to joi...

A menagarie of animals launched to space last month has arrived back on Earth -- with a few casualties for the voyage. (...)Read the rest of Gerbils, mice perish as Russian spacecraft returns to Earth (415 words) © Eliz...

In April, when the Hubble Space Telescope looked out towards Jupiter's orbit and observed what has been billed as the "Comet of the Century" - Comet C/2012 S1 ISON - the space telescope photographed a unique feature in t...

Last Monday, May 13, the Suomi NPP satellite captured a fascinating image of Tropical Cyclone Mahasen as it moved northeast over the Bay of Bengal. The clouds of the storm itself weren't optically visible in the darkness...

The name is Peake. Timothy Peake. And he's set to follow in the (fictional) footsteps of fellow British citizen James Bond with a stay on a space station. In 2015, Peake will be the first British citizen to live for six ...

Do the aurorae makes sounds? That's been a subject of discussion -- and contention -- among people who watch the sky. While most of us will never hear the aurora borealis directly, there's help out there in the form of a...

It's time at last for "Drill, Baby, Drill!" - Martian Style. Ever wonder how Curiosity "Does It" Well, check out this enlightening and cool new NASA video for an exquisitely detailed demonstration of just how Curiosity s...