This surprising result comes from an analysis performed by Maosheng Xiang and Hans-Walter Rix, from the Max-Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany. They took brightness and positional da… [+6430 chars]
Astronomers have confirmed that a "potentially hazardous" asteroid is set to make its closest-ever approach to Earth this Friday (April 1). However, there is no need to panic; astronomers say the m… [+2023 chars]
The first all-private crewed mission to the International Space Station won't launch this weekend after all. Axiom Space's Ax-1 mission had been targeting a Sunday (April 3) liftoff from NASA's Ke… [+2147 chars]
Astrophotographers often produce breathtaking images of distant galaxies, planets, and moons from Earth. But Dr Sebastain Voltmer captured something very different and yet equally incredible, last we… [+1467 chars]
If life is abundant in the universe, atmospheric methane may be the first sign of life beyond Earth detectable by astronomers. Although nonbiological processes can generate methane, a new study by sc… [+5023 chars]
The National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) has confirmed and issued a warning about a strong solar storm impact on Earth today, which is March 28. According to the space agency, this strong solar s… [+2134 chars]
Scientists will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on pristine Mars samples that might hold evidence of ancient Red Planet life. NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are working tog… [+2838 chars]
A Hungarian astronomer who had discovered a small asteroid just hours before it hit Earth earlier this month nearly scored a second lucky strike spotting another space rock that appeared on a collisi… [+2425 chars]
Studying the very distant Universe is hard. Thats because not to be too on the nose about it its far away. That makes it hard for many reasons. Objects that far away are small and faint, so we nee… [+6004 chars]
Helium-3, a rare isotope of helium gas, is leaking out of Earth's core, a new study reports. Because almost all helium-3 is from the Big Bang, the gas leak adds evidence that Earth formed inside a so… [+3367 chars]
NO, this is not something from a sci-fi movie. Nasa has snapped a mesmerising shot of a spiral galaxy located some 60million light-years away. Spiral galaxy spottedCredit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J.… [+1432 chars]
The European Space Agency is scrambling to figure out the ExoMars rovers next-possible launch window after the agency suspended cooperation with the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, over Russias inva… [+2551 chars]
