Scientists describe the discovery of organic molecules on the planet HD 189733b (Courtesy NASA/ESA/M Estacion/STScI)

For fifty years, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence has been scanning the galaxy for a message from an alien civilisation. So far to no avail, but a recent breakthrough suggests they may one day succeed. Horizon joins the planet hunters who've discovered a new world called Gliese 581 c. It is the most Earth-like planet yet found ...

Leader In Commercial Space Business Talks About The Future After bearing the pouring rain that ''''blessed'''' the ground-breaking of a new launch facility headquartered in the shadow of historic Space Launch Complex 40, Aero-TV's Jim Campbell got some rare one-on-one time with SpaceX honcho, Elon Musk. The new facility, which will someday ...

Podcast No. 5 from the 'New Horizons: To Pluto and beyond' podcast series. Video date- Released 1/08/2008. Video source- http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/gallery/videos/podcast.php

NASA's contract with SpaceX briefly explored.

Jan 9 - NASA has released new images of a super-massive black hole powering X-ray jets. Scientists think these jets are important vehicles for transporting energy away from the venter of the black hole and affect the rate of formation of new stars.

To enhance the Hubble Space Telescope's science capabilities, two new instruments the Wide Field Camera 3 and Cosmic Origins Spectrograph will be installed during the fifth and final shuttle servicing mission to the observatory in August 2008.

Exciting news about Saturn's moons and distant galaxies, future missions to Earth's moon and promising findings about hurricanes on Earth were just a few of the developments in 2007.

After confirming a high degree of safety for both the Shuttle and its crew, NASA has given the green light for a fifth Servicing Mission to the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The rescue mission will be aimed at upgrading and increasing Hubble's life expectancy in the hope that the observatory continues uncovering some of the most fascinating ...

What triggers the sudden, magnificent movements of the aurorae, the beautiful ''Northern Lights'' that appear around the far poles of the earth? It's been a nagging question of space science for decades. It's known they're caused by space ''substorms'' (releases of accumulated energy in the magnetic field around the earth). But there's a ...