Pieces of an Israeli astronaut’s diary, which plunged to earth with the stricken Columbia space shuttle, have been found in a field, it emerged today.

The final moments of the lives of the crew of the doomed shuttle Columbia’s that were captured on video and are to be released tonight.

A video found in the wreckage of space shuttle Columbia has provided a final glimpse of the astronauts before their spacecraft broke apart.

The day before astronaut Commander Laurel Clark died in the shuttle disaster she sent an e-mail home to family and friends.

One of the crew of Columbia sent an e-mail home to friends and family the day before she died, it was revealed today.

INVESTIGATORS were last night focusing on Columbia’s left wing as they tried to determine what destroyed the space shuttle, killing all seven astronauts on board.

The remains of all seven astronauts aboard the Columbia have been found, Nasa said today, as the investigation continued into what caused the shuttle to disintegrate.

One focus of attention in the investigation into the tragic loss of the space shuttle Columbia is possible damage to its protective thermal tiles on the left wing from a flying piece of debris during lift-off on January 16.