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New Study Says Enceladus has had an Internal Ocean for Billions of Years
A new study by an international team of researchers has shown that Enceladus has been producing enough energy in its…
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Launch Delayed to 2019
The most powerful space telescope ever built will have to wait on the ground for a few more months into…
Newly Discovered Star Cluster Analyzed by Gaia Probe
A new study by a team of international astronomers studies the newly-discovery Gaia 1 star cluster, resulting in new estimates…
Scientists Urge Europe to Stick With “Armageddon”-style Asteroid Mission
At the European Planetary Science Conference in Riga this week, scientists urged Europe to remain committed to the AIDA asteroid…
Venus Express Probe Reveals the Planet’s Mysterious Night Side
A new study by an international team of scientists takes a look at Venus' mysterious night side, which revealed some…
NASA’s Peggy Whitson Safely Returns Home in Soyuz from Record Breaking Stay in Space
NASA’s Peggy Whitson, America’s most experienced astronaut, returned to Earth safely and smiling Sunday morning on the steppes of Kazakhstan,…
Sunshield Layers Installed on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope as Mirror Cryo Cooling Testing Commences
The complex multilayered sunshield that will protect the delicate optics and state of the art infrared science instruments of NASA’s…
Veteran Multinational Trio Launches on Soyuz and Arrives at International Space Station
An all veteran multinational trio of astronauts and cosmonauts rocketed to orbit aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule and safely arrived…
Gaia Finds Six Stars Zipping out of the Milky Way
The ESA's Gaia mission made a startling discovery recently, detecting six stars that appear to have been kicked out of…
Snake Rovers Might be the Best Way to Explore the Surface and Tunnels on Mars
A team from SINTEF, and with the support of the ESA is looking to develop snake robots to assist astronauts…