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More Surface Ice on Mercury than Previously Thought, says New Study

20 Sep , 2017 by

A new study from Brown University reveals that there may be a lot more surface ice on Mercury than previously thought

Weekly Space Hangout -Sept 20, 2017: ANU Citizen Science Project for Supernovae

20 Sep , 2017 by

Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier ( KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier ) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg ChartYourWorld.org) Special Guest: This week’s guests are Dr Brad Tucker (@btucker22) and Dr Anais Möller (@anais_moller) of ANU Citizen Science Project for Supernovae. Brad is an Astrophysicist/Cosmologist, and […]

300 Asteroids to be Explored by a Fleet of Nanosatellites

20 Sep , 2017 by

Researchers are proposing a fleet of tiny electric sail powered satellites to explore over 300 separate objects in the asteroid belt.

New Study Says Primordial Asteroid Belt was Empty

20 Sep , 2017 by

A new study by a team from the University of Bordeaux has turned the Asteroid Belt’s origins on its head, claiming it started empty and gradually filled up

Dawn Probe Finds Evidence of Subsurface Ice on Vesta

20 Sep , 2017 by

A new study from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, with the support of NASA, has found evidence of subsurface ice on Vesta.

Northrop Grumman Acquires Orbital ATK for $9.2 Billion

19 Sep , 2017 by

Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman will acquire Orbital ATK for approximately $9.2 billion, in a deal the companies announced Monday and they say will “expand capability” is largely “complementary” and involves “little overlap.”

Venus Express Probe Reveals the Planet’s Mysterious Night Side

19 Sep , 2017 by

A new study by an international team of scientists takes a look at Venus’ mysterious night side, which revealed some unexpected atmospheric phenomena
Carnival of Space. Image by Jason Major.

Carnival of Space #527

19 Sep , 2017 by

This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Brad Rogers at The Evolving Planet blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space #527.

Study of Martian Sedimentary Layers Reveals More About the Planet’s Past

19 Sep , 2017 by

A new study by scientists from the University of Texas at Austin has showed how Mars has changed geologically over the past few billion years as a result of water-based erosion

SpaceX Dragon Splashes Down in Pacific with 2 Tons of NASA Space Station Science

18 Sep , 2017 by

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Concluding a month long stay at the International Space Station (ISS) a SpaceX Dragon cargo freighter loaded with some two tons of NASA research samples, hardware and micestonauts returned home to make a successful splashdown in the Pacific on Sunday, Sept. 17.

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