European Space Agency satellite rides to orbit from Russia
A Russian rocket has carried into orbit a satellite that is part of the European Space Agency's earth observation program.
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Projectile cannon experiments show how asteroids can deliver water
Experiments using a high-powered projectile cannon show how impacts by water-rich asteroids can deliver surprising amounts of water to planetary bodies. The research, by scientists from Brown University, could shed light ...
Astronomers witness galaxy megamerger
Peering deep into space—an astounding 90 percent of the way across the observable universe—astronomers have witnessed the beginnings of a gargantuan cosmic pileup, the impending collision of 14 young, starbursting galaxies.
Team aims to use new NASA telescope to capture light from the first stars to be born in the universe
About 200 to 400 million years after the Big Bang created the universe, the first stars began to appear. Ordinarily stars lying at such a great distance in space and time would be out of reach even for NASA's new James Webb ...
How to reason with flat earthers (it may not help though)
Thinking that the earth might be flat appears to have grown in popularity in recent years. Indeed, flat earthers are gathering for their annual conference this year in Birmingham, just two miles from my own university.
The potential habitability of TRAPPIST-1—no aliens yet, but a lot of data
One year ago, I wrote an article about the remarkable discovery of the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, a system of seven temperate terrestrial planets orbiting an ultra-cool red dwarf star. This was an enormous astronomical ...
Image: Jupiter's Great Red Spot, spotted
This image of Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot and surrounding turbulent zones was captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft.
Powerful flare detected on an M-dwarf star
Image: The colors in Saturn's rings
Saturn's rings display their subtle colors in this view captured on Aug. 22, 2009, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The particles that make up the rings range in size from smaller than a grain of sand to as large as mountains, ...
Gaia creates richest star map of our Galaxy—and beyond
ESA's Gaia mission has produced the richest star catalogue to date, including high-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars and revealing previously unseen details of our home Galaxy.
