- 07 May 2012
Vesak Full Moon travel at a close distance to the earth
Astronomers say that the Vesak Full Moon traveled at a close distance of 50,000 kilometres to the earth.
- 22 April 2012
Discovery meet nose-to-nose
Space Shuttles Enterprise, left, and Discovery meet nose-to-nose at the beginning of a transfer ceremony at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, in Chantilly, Virginia April 19, 2012. Space shuttle Discovery,
- 01 January 2012
China unveils ambitious plan for space
China plans to put laboratories in space, collect samples from the moon and prepare to build space stations over the next five years, according to an ambitious plan released this week aimed at putting the country on the global map for space exploration.
- 09 March 2012
Radiation solar storms begins to hit Earth
Radiation from two massive solar flares emitted from the sun on Tuesday began hitting Earth's atmosphere Thursday morning, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center said.
- 18 December 2011
get a job as an astronaut
As Light Years reported in November, NASA is looking for a new generation of astronauts to work in the post-shuttle era. Now we're learning more about what "right stuff" the space agency is looking for.
One of NASA's requirements for its astronauts now is to learn the Russian language.


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