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Is This End Of Kepler?

Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa's search for Earth-like planets outside our solar system suffered a potentially catastrophic setback as its Kepler telescope broke down in orbit ...

PICS: Nasa Testing Beautiful 'Dream Chaser' Mini Space Shuttle

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa has started full testing on a remarkable next-generation 'Dream Chaser' mini space shuttle, developed by a private company. The Sierra Nevada ...

How To Build A Garden On Mars (With The Help Of Robots, And Kickstarter)

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Tech

A team of astrobiologists has launched a Kickstarter to build a concept garden tended by robots ahead of its deployment on a - purely hypothetical - m...

Nasa: Massive Solar Flare 'Not Capable Of Physically Destroying The Earth'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Tech

The Sun has expelled a third intense X-Class solar flare in 24 hours - but Nasa says not to worry. It is "not physically capable of destroying Ear...

You Wait All Year For An X-Class Solar Flare...

Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Tech

You wait all year for a X-class solar flare and then two come along in 24 hours. On 12 May a solar eruption was spotted by Nasa's Solar dynamics Ob...

Was An Alien Space Fish Just Filmed Outside The Space Station?

Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Tech

Canadian astronaut and social media sensation Chris Hadfield took many amazing videos before he returned from the Space Station. But on some of the...

Space Oddities: Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Amazing Tweets From The ISS (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Tech

His poignant version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity has made astronaut Chris Hadfield one of the coolest men not on the planet. And a look at h...

WATCH: Astronauts Amazing Rendition Of Bowie's 'Space Oddity'

Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Tech

How do you improve the classic David Bowie song 'Space Oddity'. Sing it aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to mark the end of one of the ...

Pictures Of The Day: 10th May 2013

Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza, Matthew Tucker | Posted 10.05.2013 | UK

The Huffington Post pictures of the day brings you the very best images from around the world chosen by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Matthew...

WATCH: Stunning Solar Flare Captured By Fleet Of Satellites

Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 09.05.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa have captured loads of beautiful solar flares from its Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) but that isn't the only eye they have on the Sun. The ...

PICS: Nasa Captures Strange 'Blue Clouds' Above The Marshall Islands

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa photographer John Grant has captured a strange sight above the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. The odd blue clouds look like a unique aurora ...

Chinese Accused Nasa Spy's Laptop Full Of Porn - But Not Official Secrets

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Tech

A Chinese Nasa contractor who was accused of espionage after FBI agents arrested him at Dulles International Airport has been exonerated. But the m...

Lunar Estate Agent 'Has Sold 7.5% Of The Moon'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Tech

An estate agent claims to have sold more than 7.5% of the Moon's surface. Despite there being no current laws about real estate in space - and with...

You'll Never Guess Where Nasa's Amazing New Rover Is Headed...

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa has announced an amazing new autonomous, solar-powered rover to explore strange, icy landscapes in our Solar System. Well, on Earth actually. ...

'Moon At Dawn' Picture Might Be Canadian Astronaut's Finest

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Tech

We are longtime fans of Canadian astronaut and current International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield. From telling the world how to throw up...

WATCH: Beautiful Solar Flare Fails To Escape The Sun

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Tech

It was a valiant attempt but this huge solar flare didn't quite have enough velocity to escape the clutches of the Sun's gravitational field. Obser...

How Much Does Russia Charge To Fly US Astronauts Into Space?

Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK Tech

They may have come a long way since the Cold War, but collaboration in space between Russia and the US still have their price - £273 million to be pr...

WATCH: The Moment Nasa's $500m Telescope Almost Hit A Cold War Satellite

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa has posted an amazing video of the moment its Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope almost collided with another satellite in orbit above the Earth. ...

Saturn's Monster Hurricane WIll Terrify You

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Tech

Hurricane Sandy killed 285 people, devastated most of America's east coast and caused $75 billion of damage in just nine days last year. Now imagin...

Has Voyager Left The Solar System?

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 25.04.2013 | UK Tech

Earlier this year the world's press - including the Huffington Post - was hugely excited by the news that the Voyager 1 space craft had left the solar...

Astronaut Vs. Robonaut

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa really does have a lot of time on its hands. Fresh from drawing a penis on Mars, the American space agency has now published a photo of one it...

Look What Else The Nasa Mars Rover Has Drawn

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Comedy

Following news that Nasa's $800 million Mars Rover had accidently drawn a penis on the surface of the Red Planet, a fresh image released by the space ...

First Detailed Glimpse Of Comet 'Brighter Than Full Moon'

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Tech

A comet that could be as bright as the full Moon when it passes Earth this November has been pictured in detail for the first time. Comet ISON was ...

Nasa Mars Rover Accidentally Draws Penis On Red Planet

Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa's $800m Mars Exploration Rovers have accidentally drawn a penis. The twin exploration vehicles Spirit and Opportunity were launched nine years...

Nasa Mars Rover Accidentally Draws Penis On Red Planet

Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa's $800m Mars Exploration Rovers have accidentally drawn a penis. The twin exploration vehicles Spirit and Opportunity were launched nine years...