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Was There a Time When the Moon was Habitable?
According to a new study by a European team, the Moon may have been habitable during two periods in the…
Underground Liquid Water Found on Mars!
A new analysis of 15 years of data from the Mars Express probe by a team of Italian scientists shows…
Andromeda Shredded and Consumed a Massive Galaxy About Two Billion Years Ago
According to a new study by a team from the University of Michigan, Andromeda survived a merger with a massive…
Mars Meets the MiniMoon During the Longest Total Lunar Eclipse of the Century
One of the top astronomy events of 2018 occurs on the evening of Friday, July 27th, when the Moon enters…
Life on Europa Would be Protected by Just a Few Centimeters of Ice
Thanks to a new study led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, future missions to Europa will be more likely to…
This is a Photo of Neptune, From the Ground! ESO’s New Adaptive Optics Makes Ground Telescopes Ignore the Earth’s Atmosphere
Using advanced adaptive optics, the ESO's Very Large Telescope was able to capture pictures of Neptune, star clusters and other…
This Stunning Photo Shows the Martian Dust Storm as it was Just Getting Going
The ESA recently released stunning photos of a Martian storm front, which were acquired by the Mars Express orbiter in…
Twelve New Moons Discovered Around Jupiter, and One of Them is Pretty Odd!
A new study led by Scott S. Sheppard has discovered 12 more moons around Jupiter, which could scientists a great…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will Inspect the Atmospheres of Distant Gas Giants
When the James Webb Space Telescope is deployed, it will study and characterize the atmospheres of gas giants, with the…
Enter the Red Planet: Our Guide to Mars Opposition 2018
Have you been checking out Mars this season? Mars reaches opposition on July 27th at 5:00 Universal Time (UT) shining…