http://www.news24.com/Tags/Companies/nasa Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:51:16 +0200 The US space agency Nasa wants help in identifying all potentially hazardous asteroids zooming through the solar system. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Nasa-enlists-help-in-asteroid-hunt-20130618 An asteroid the size of a small truck zoomed past Earth four times closer than the moon, the latest in a parade of visiting celestial objects. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Asteroid-shaves-Earth-20130608 Scientists have called Nasa's Opportunity rover gimpy and arthritic but hailed its new discoveries about early water on Mars made 10 years after it was launched toward the Red Planet. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Ageing-Mars-rover-finds-water-20130607 A special delivery of peanut butter and pyjamas was blasted into the cosmos to bring some Earthly indulgences to the astronauts. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Peanut-butter-pyjamas-launched-into-space-20130606 Ten months after landing on Mars, the Nasa rover Curiosity is finally about to pack up and head toward a mountain. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Rover-to-head-toward-Mars-mountain-soon-20130605 Nasa is preparing to launch its latest sun-monitoring satellite on a mission to improve space weather prediction. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Nasa-set-to-launch-satellite-to-study-sun-20130604 An asteroid nearly 3km wide is set to pass by Earth on Friday with no risk of impact, offering scientists a rare chance to study a massive flying object with its own moon. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Massive-asteroid-to-pass-Earth-20130531 A Soyuz capsule carrying an American, Russian and Italian has successfully docked with the International Space Station. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Soyuz-capsule-docks-with-ISS-20130529 The head of Nasa has visited the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where engineers are working on a proposed mission to lasso a small asteroid and drag it closer to Earth. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Nasa-making-progress-on-asteroid-mission-20130523 A former army helicopter pilot has been named as the first "home-grown" British astronaut to head to the International Space Station. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/British-astronaut-to-fly-to-ISS-20130520 The US space agency Nasa has given final approval to the first US mission to fly a spacecraft to an astroid and bring samples of it back to Earth. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Nasa-approves-first-asteroid-mission-20130518 Nasa says the new pump installed on the ISS has solved the ammonia 'gusher'. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Space-station-leak-fixed-20130516 Nasa's Kepler planet-hunting telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing a US mission that opened up whole new possibilities on life outside the solar system. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Planet-hunting-Kepler-telescope-broken-20130516-3 The Sun has unleashed three potent solar flares in just under 24 hours, marking the most intense activity yet this year and causing limited interruptions to high-frequency radio communications. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Sun-unleashes-3-potent-solar-flares-20130515 A Soyuz space capsule carrying a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station has landed safely. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Soyuz-returns-ISS-crew-safely-20130514-3 A spacewalk repair at the international space station has halted a serious leak for now. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/ISS-leak-fixed-during-spacewalk-20130512 Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station are preparing for a possible spacewalk, to repair an ammonia leak in a cooling system on one of the station's solar arrays. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Possible-spacewalk-to-repair-ISS-leak-20130510 The International Space Station has a radiator leak in its power system, described as serious, but not life-threatening. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/ISS-power-system-radiator-leaking-20130510-2 Landing astronauts safely on Mars is one of the biggest technological hurdles for any future manned mission to the Red Planet. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Landing-is-key-puzzle-in-Mars-trip-plans-20130508 Setting foot on Mars by the 2030s is human destiny and a US priority, and every dollar available must be spent on bridging gaps in knowledge on how to get there, Nasa's chief says. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Nasa-Prioritise-mission-to-Mars-20130506