Astronomers have spotted an exotic planet that seems to be made of diamond racing around a tiny star in our galactic backyard.

Washington: Astronauts on the first manned mission to Mars are considering to grow their own food in a hi-tech “kitchen garden” onboard their spaceship, according to Nasa.

Scientists have found evidence of flowing salt water on steep Martian slopes, which if confirmed would be the first discovery of active liquid water on the red planet, NASA said Thursday.

‘Moon’s Smaller Companion Perished In A Collision With Big Sister’

Observations from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed possible flowing water during the warmest months on Mars, the space agency announced Thursday.

Florida: Nasa heads for Jupiter this week. And its mission can’t get much greener.

Ranchi, July 31: Children of Nagri-based Rajkiyakrit Government Middle School have not let the dreams of a woman’s quest for the unknown crash into nothing.

London: Planetary scientists claim they have finally solved a 14-year mystery by discovering the source of the water in Saturn’s upper atmosphere.

End Of 30-Yr Shuttle Era: Atlantis Returns Home After Last Space Odyssey
Cape Canaveral: The space shuttle Atlantis glided home through a clear moonlit sky on Thursday to complete a 13-day cargo run to the International Space Station and a 30-year odyssey for Nasa

This year, a rocket will carry a boxcar-sized module into orbit, the first building block for a Chinese space station. Around 2013, China plans to launch a lunar probe that will set a rover loose on the moon. It wants to put a man on the moon, sometime after 2020.

While the US is still working out its next move as the space shuttle programme winds down, China is forging ahead.