SPACENASA researchers who monitor the Moon for meteoroid impacts have detected the brightest explosion in the history of their program.

SPACERussia charges private travelers $40 million to ride on its Soyuz spacecraft and spend a few days aboard the international space station. For a much shorter journey, Virgin Galactic wants $200,000 for a flight to suborbital space.

SPACECuracao with a previous Dutch colonial history and well known for its' beaches and luxurious resorts is hoping it will be known as a tourist launch station for a coming generation of rich space tourists.

SPACEDr. Othman stated: "It sounds really cool but I have to deny it," she said of the London Times story. Howeveer it is true she will be attending a Royal Society conference "Towards a scientific and societal agenda on extra-terrestrial life" next week.