NASA are keeping a close eye on an asteroid the size of the Empire State Building set to make a close approach with Earth.NASA is keeping a close eye on a huge asteroid that’s heading towards Earth. … [+2155 chars]
Is our Solar System comparable to other solar systems? What do other systems look like? We know from exoplanet studies that many other systems have hot Jupiters, massive gas giants that orbit extreme… [+8115 chars]
ANU astrophysicist and cosmologist Dr Brad Tucker says the largest quake ever – a magnitude 5 quake – has been recorded on Mars. “Mars quakes have been monitored now for about a couple years, since… [+560 chars]
21 February, Washington, DC NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity is still going strong after 19 flights on the Red Planet in a year. One year ago today, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on the floor of… [+2560 chars]
For the first time, scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA's Apollo astronauts. Researchers had no idea if anything would sprout in the harsh moon dirt and wanted to s… [+2937 chars]
The universe is a varied and complex entity full of unknowns. To date, astrophysicists' observations about the mapping of the cosmos indicate that small galaxies could be distributed around their hos… [+2906 chars]
This looping video shows a series of GOES-17 satellite images that caught an umbrella cloud generated by the underwater eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai volcano on January 15, 2022. Crescent-… [+7471 chars]
The winds of Mars dusty season piled Martian regolith onto InSights solar panels. The rumble of the wind against the small, egg-shaped shield that protects the missions delicate seismometer drowned… [+4815 chars]
NASA are keeping a close eye on an asteroid the size of the Empire State Building set to make a close approach with Earth.NASA is keeping a close eye on a huge asteroid that’s heading towards Earth. … [+2155 chars]
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and the fifth planet from the sun. The gas giant features beautiful banded cloud layers; a set of thin, dusty rings; the famous Great Red Spot; and d… [+9626 chars]
21 February, Washington, DC NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity is still going strong after 19 flights on the Red Planet in a year. One year ago today, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on the floor of… [+2560 chars]
The universe is a varied and complex entity full of unknowns. To date, astrophysicists' observations about the mapping of the cosmos indicate that small galaxies could be distributed around their hos… [+2906 chars]
