Never mind that Iran is under sanctions from the international government organizations. Despite this crippling embargo because of their suspected nuclear technology activity, Iran still managed to launch their very own home-built satellite rocket on Sunday. Welcome to space, folks.

Moon go boom. You may have heard of NASA's plan to bomb the moon in their quest to find water on the lunar surface. Just how are they going to do it exactly? Story in the full article.

On May 25, NASA's Phoenix spacecraft successfully landed on Mars after months of space travel. The probe is now exploring the Red Planet, exploring the icy soil of its arctic region. What lies below the frozen region of Mars?

The next big thing in mobile technology is 4G, but NASA isn't content with that. While tech is still content with the number 3, the space agency already has plans to launch a new armada of satellites that will introduce 5G technology. Details in the full article.

If you've ever wondered how the guys over at NASA could take all those awesome pictures of Saturn and its rings, you should know that it's all thanks to the little space probe that could, Cassini-Huygens. And in this update, we catch wind about this spacecraft getting an extra two years up in space to further explore Saturn. All the details in the full article.

Since the launch Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite, there have been around 6,000 satellites launched into space. Currently, only 800 of those are operational. What happened to the rest? Well, can you imagine a giant landfill of satellites orbiting the Earth? You don't have to - just go to the full article to see the images.

If you had the money and the choice to go anywhere you wanted, where would you go? More importantly, would you restrict yourself only to places on the planet? With the new Lynx spacecraft being set for flight tests in 2010, you may wish to consider a tour of space, instead.

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It's another space mission gone wrong. A U.S. satellite was not able to head on to its planned orbit due to a failure by the Russian rocket carrying it. But not to worry, things can definitely be fixed although it can affect the lifespan of the satellite. Read more on this mission in the full article.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft was recently given the task of investigating the plumes of water vapor and ice crystals found erupting from the South Pole of Saturn's Enceladus. Any information gathered from this latest space mission will look into the nature of this strange phenomenon, as well as the possibility of the tiny moon being able to sustain life. More details about this in our full article.

Space Shuttle Endeavour might have had some problems the last time it was up in space, but it's up and ready again as it prepares for its return to the final frontier (er, that's outer space for you non-Trekkies). More details on the Shuttle's launch after the "read more" link below.