Rosetta Photographs the Earth on Flyby
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft swept past the Earth and Moon on Friday, gaining a gravity speed boost on…
New Kind of Object Discovered?
Radio astronomers have detected a series of powerful radio wave blasts from near the centre of the Milky Way that…
Did Clouds in Space Cause Snowball Earth?
Scientists are fairly certain that the Earth went through a snowball glaciation 600-800 million years ago, when the entire planet…
Sideways Motion of a Galaxy Measured
Imagine you had a telescope powerful enough to watch a snail crawling across the surface of Mars. Divide that speed…
Progress Docks with Station
The 17th Progress cargo ship docked with the International Space Station on Tuesday, delivering a pile of supplies. The ship…
Opportunity Breaks Driving Records
Even though they're well past their warranties, the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity are acting remarkably spry. Opportunity has…
Galaxy Headed for a Cosmic Collision
The Hubble Space Telescope has taken a photograph of irregular galaxy NGC 1427A on a death plunge into the Fornax…
Jupiter-Sized Star Found
Astronomers have found a core burning star, like our own Sun, that's only 16% larger than Jupiter; although, it has…
Giant Planets Created Primitive Meteorites
Scientists have long been puzzled how chondrules could have formed. These are tiny, millimetre-sized spheres that make up primitive meteorites,…
Young Star Has Grown Up Quickly
Astronomers have found an embryonic star in a stellar nursery giving off a healthy glow of X-rays, even though it's…