Showing posts with label Space. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Space. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Strange 'Red Arcs' Detected In Sky

 Glowing red arcs invisible to the naked eye have now been detected high above most of Europe

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Tiny Star Clocked At Record-Breaking Speed

 Astronomers have spotted a star in our galaxy that races around a black hole at a breakneck speed,

Monday, April 1, 2013

Green Space Rock Found In Morocco May Be First From Innermost Planet

 Scientists may have discovered the first meteorite from Mercury.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

HD PHOTO Shows Mars In Stunning Clarity

It’s a massive image composited from several days of captures by the Mars Curiosity rover. The level of detail is astounding. You could spend days zooming around in there looking at martian rocks.

Friday, March 29, 2013

First ever picture of planet with two suns – just like Luke Skywalker’s homeworld

Somewhere in a galaxy far, far away... scientists believe they have captured the first image of a planet orbiting two suns.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

New Kind Of Supernova? Type Iax Star Explosions Identified In New Research

 Some of the most powerful explosions in the universe just got a bit more varied. Astronomers have

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Private Spacecraft Returns To Earth With Splash

The SpaceX Dragon capsule returned to Earth on Tuesday with a full science load from the

Sunday, March 24, 2013

NASA Video Captures Comet, Sun Storm and Earth Together

A new NASA video has captured two cosmic wonders — a comet and a massive solar storm — with

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Opportunity and Curiosity find similar rocks on Mars

The Opportunity rover is studying the most ancient rocks it has yet seen on Mars - and they resemble those found by its one-tonne cousin Curiosity.

What the Spring Equinox Looks Like from Space

 It's that time of year again: the first day of spring.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

NASA’s Swift Discovers a Young Galactic Supernova Remnant

While using NASA’s Swift satellite to perform an X-ray survey of our galaxy’s central regions, a

Monday, March 18, 2013

Deep-Space Objects Still Mysterious After Decades

Fifty years ago, in the journal Nature, astronomer Maarten Schmidt published a brief paper noting

Saturday, March 16, 2013

A Living Ocean on a Jupiter's Moon?

If you went by news coverage alone, you’d think there’s only one world in the solar system aside

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Moon pairs up with Comet PanSTARRS for big show

 
Two elusive superstars came out on Tuesday evening to greet their adoring fans — in L.A. and Vegas,

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

NASA: Mars Could Once Have Sustained Life

At a press conference Tuesday, scientists revealed NASA's Curiosity rover has uncovered signs that

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Largest Infrared Telescope In Space Running Out of Time


The largest infrared telescope ever launched into space is almost at the end of its cosmic life, European Space Agency officials say.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Name Your Own Exoplanet

The science of exoplanets, or worlds orbiting distant stars, is arguably the most exciting thing in

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Cosmic Event May Have Jumpstarted Earth Life

 Life's building blocks can form in the harsh environment of deep space, a new study suggests,

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Asteroid, Earth Set For Close Encounter On March 9

A newly discovered asteroid the size of a football field will cruise through Earth's neighborhood this

Monday, March 4, 2013

Discovered: The most adorable planet yet

Planets are like puppies. They’re born litters, they stay close to their mama (in this case, their star),