Into space market

No small matter

A persevering physicist is well an his way to uncovering the enigma of antimatter

Shaking hands in air

Expensive explorer

Portrait of a galaxy

CHINA

Breakaway!

Water, water everywhere

Water has been detected in the upper atmospheres of Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

Solar panel for Mir

Pop goes the launch

Genealogy of stars

The discovery of a cluster of galaxies may provide useful insights into the formation of stars

In Focus

Discovery returns

The space shuttle has brought back vital data about ozone depletion

World's largest telescope

Space travails

A Japanese satellite fails in space resulting in the loss of vital climate data

Design trouble

Gliding back home

'Gliding lifeboats' can bring astronauts back to earth in case the space station fails

Cluster formation

Space crop

Never-ending days

Newton discredited

Scientists question the theory of gravity as spacecraft behave in a bizarre way

ET's phone on sale

In orbit

Mir in mire

Cosmic thunder