Strange Helix-Shaped Nebula Discovered
The double helix nebula. Image credit: NASA/UCLA Click to enlarge Astronomers have discovered an unusual helix-shaped nebula near the centre…
Hubble Pins Down Brown Dwarf Masses
Artist illustration of brown dwarf binary pair. Image credit: Hubble. Click to enlarge. One of the most difficult tasks for…
Enceladus Replenishes Saturn’s E-Ring
Saturn's moon Enceladus. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI Click to enlarge Now that Cassini has uncovered how Enceladus is spewing out water…
Some Comet Material Formed Close to the Sun
Slice of comet dust trapped in an aerogel. Image credit: NASA Click to enlarge Scientists studying cometary particles returned by…
Giotto Met Halley 20 Years Ago
An artist's impression of Giotto's brief encounter with comet Halley. Image credit: ESA Click to enlarge This week the European…
Satellites Can Track Epidemics
Dust storms are being mapped for the ESA-led Epidemio project. Image credit: ESA Click to enlarge All those eyes in…
Mars Orbiter Survives Its Journey to the Red Planet
Artist's concept of MRO in orbit at Mars. Image credit: NASA/JPL Click to enlarge Data transmitted back to Earth by…
Next Solar Max Will Be a Big One
Illustration of the "conveyor belt" on the Sun. Image credit: NASA. Click to enlarge. We've now reached the Sun's solar…
Fly Through of a Martian Canyon
Flight through Mariner Valley. Image credit: NASA/JPL. Click to enlarge. NASA researchers have created a virtual fly through of Valles…
Super Earths Might Be Common
Artist illustration of a super Earth. Image credit: CfA. Click to enlarge. Nearly all the extrasolar planets discovered have been…