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Jupiter is Moon King
17/05/02
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Eleven new moons have been discovered by astronomers orbiting the planet Jupiter.
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Rise of the Dinosaurs by Impact?
16/05/02
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New research suggests that the rise of large dinosaurs may have been the result of an impact.
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Where the Venusian Oceans Went
16/05/02
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New research suggests the early oceans of Venus boiled away due to a runaway greenhouse effect.
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Two Martian Meteorites Found
16/05/02
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Two new martian meteorites have been found in the western Sahara.
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SMART-1 To Study NEO Ice
15/05/02
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The ESA Smart-1 mission will probe the ice-bearing, permanently shadowed, craters of the Moon's South Pole.
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MUSES-C Takes Names
15/05/02
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The Japanese ISAS MUSES-C mission will land a million people's names on Asteroid 1998ML in October 2003.
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Argentine Craters Exposed
13/05/02
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New research suggests that elongate craters at Rio Cuarto in Argentina may not be craters at all.
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Experts Predict Meteor Storm
11/05/02
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Experts predict that the Leonid meteor shower on Nov 19 will be a meteor storm.
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Space Station Telescope to Search for NEOs
09/05/02
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The Submillimetron telescope, proposed for the International Space Station, would discover new comets say science team.
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NEO Gel Breaks Record
09/05/02
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Aerogel developed by NASA to collect dust from comets in space becomes the Guiness World Records least dense solid.
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SOHO-500 Comet Contest
07/05/02
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NASA and ESA's SOHO mission has announced a competition to mark the discovery of the 500th comet by the spacecraft.
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U.S. Amateur Asteroid Awards
30/04/02
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A bill before the U.S. Congress proposes to reward amateur astronomers for asteroid discoveries.
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NASA�s Radar on Safer Ground
30/04/02
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Radar monitoring of space debris in Earth orbit and Near Earth Objects by NASA will receive continued funding.
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CONTOUR Flies to Launch
23/04/02
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NASA's CONTOUR spacecraft made a small step in its journey to two comets today when it was transferred to Cape Canaveral.
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NEO Information Centre Launched
20/04/02
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The UK's National Near Earth Object Information Centre was launched today at the National Space Centre in Leicester on the 126th anniversary of the fall of the Rowton meteorite.
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