Planetary science Research update Oldest minerals from Mars found on Earth New Martian meteorite sheds light on planet's earliest years Read article: Oldest minerals from Mars found on Earth
Telescopes and space missions News NASA launches MAVEN probe to Mars Mission to study red planet's lost atmosphere Read article: NASA launches MAVEN probe to Mars
Telescopes and space missions News India launches first mission to Mars Probe to arrive at the red planet in 2014 Read article: India launches first mission to Mars
Planetary science Blog How common are Earth-like planets? More than 20% of Sun-like stars could have them, say astronomers
Telescopes and space missions News Astronomers call off boycott of NASA conference Space agency reconsiders ban on Chinese scientists Read article: Astronomers call off boycott of NASA conference
Planetary science Feature Is life on Earth unique? Ray Jayawardhana explores the possibility of life on other worlds Read article: Is life on Earth unique?
Telescopes and space missions Research update Star’s flicker reveals its surface gravity Surprise discovery could help characterize exoplanets Read article: Star’s flicker reveals its surface gravity
Telescopes and space missions Research update NASA’s WISE telescope poised for second life as asteroid hunter Probe will be reactivated for a further three years Read article: NASA’s WISE telescope poised for second life as asteroid hunter
Telescopes and space missions News US firm seeks funding for novel ‘slingatron’ prototype Device to launch cargo into space orbit Read article: US firm seeks funding for novel ‘slingatron’ prototype
Telescopes and space missions Research update Earth’s ‘second moon’ target of proposed mission Researcher draws up an economical scheme to reach the asteroid Cruithne Read article: Earth’s ‘second moon’ target of proposed mission