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Liquid water found on Mars: NASA Liquid water has been observed on the planet Mars which makes it far more likely that life could be found there, the US space agency NASA said.

29 September 2015 12:04

Soyuz rocket with three astronauts launches towards ISS A Soyuz spacecraft with three astronauts successfully launched towards the International Space Station, marking the 500th manned launch in space travel history.

02 September 2015 15:46

Magical views from top of the world for solar eclipse All eyes will be on the skies for a total solar eclipse expected to offer spectacular views, if only in the far northern Svalbard archipelago and Faroe Islands.

20 March 2015 13:55

Northern parts of Kazakhstan to witness solar eclipse on March 20 The first complete solar eclipse of the year is going to take place on March 20, 15 hours prior to the astronomical spring in the Northern hemisphere - equinox.

15 March 2015 18:31

Kazakhstan needs asteroid observation stations: astrophysicist Many space objects remain undiscovered and some of them pose a threat to the Earth. Astrophysicist Victor Teifel says it is time to build a special station for detection of asteroids in Kazakhstan.

15 December 2014 13:11

Savvy media use turned comet mission into tale of space heroics Rosetta mission had become a tale of heroics in deep space, with the secrets of the Solar System at stake.

18 November 2014 10:52

Comet probe uploads last-minute data from 'alien world' Robot probe Philae uploaded a slew of data to Earth from a deep-space comet that it drilled into long after its onboard battery was feared to have died.

15 November 2014 11:54

Despite landing fumble, comet probe working well Europe's comet probe Philae was "working well" despite a rough-and-tumble touchdown that left it partly shadowed from battery-boosting sunlight.

14 November 2014 12:45

Meteor shower to be witnessed in Kazakhstan 2014 Perseid meteor shower will be visible in Kazakhstan at night today, August 13.

12 August 2014 21:21

Kazakhstan steps up space research The Tian Shan Astronomical Observatory in the mountains near Almaty, Kazakhstan has completed modernising its two telescopes.

24 July 2014 16:47

Chile hilltop razed for world's largest telescope Construction on the world's largest optical telescope began with a bang, as workers demolished a hilltop in Chile's Atacama desert.

20 June 2014 23:27

'Godzilla' of Earths circles distant star Astronomers have spotted the "Godzilla" of all Earths, a huge rocky planet orbiting a star 560 light years away that is changing scientists' understanding of the origins of the universe.

03 June 2014 13:15

Major meteor shower could delight N. America May 23-24 Skywatchers in the United States and Canada could see a one-of-a-kind meteor shower late Friday night and early Saturday, astronomers say.

21 May 2014 13:51

Americas to get glimpse of total lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse, the first since December 2011, will take place Tuesday with the Americas best placed to get a glimpse.

15 April 2014 12:19

Major discovery bolsters Big Bang theory of universe Waves of gravity that rippled through space right after the Big Bang have been detected for the first time, in a landmark discovery that adds to our understanding of how the universe was born.

18 March 2014 12:44

Astronomers reveal 'largest yellow star ever' Astronomers have spotted the largest yellow star ever observed in our galaxy and 1,300 times larger than the sun.

13 March 2014 17:39

'Oldest star' found from iron fingerprint: astronomers Australian astronomers on Sunday said they had found a star 13.6 billion years old, making it the most ancient star ever seen.

10 February 2014 14:07

Chile observatory finds the coldest spot in space The coldest place in the universe -- just one degree above absolute zero, the temperatures at which all atoms freeze -- is the Boomerang Nebula.

01 November 2013 10:42

Chinese no longer banned from NASA astronomy meet Six Chinese scientists who were banned from a NASA astronomy conference are now welcome to register, resolving an international row over academic discrimination.

22 October 2013 12:17

Is the 'Christmas Comet' cracking up? An incoming comet that skygazers had hoped would provide one of the greatest celestial shows of the century, could be a fizzle.

18 October 2013 16:05

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