Power Up! Distant Uranus Sees A Storm Surge Of ‘Monstrous’ Proportions
Who can imagine Uranus as a quiet planet now? The Keck Observatory caught some spectacular pictures of the gas giant…
Hubble Archive Reveals Possible Culprit for Enigmatic Supernova
More than two decades of Hubble observations have produced more than 25 terabytes of data. Thanks to the wealth of…
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Rosetta Arrives at ‘Scientific Disneyland’ for Ambitious Study of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko after 10 Year Voyage
The image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was taken by Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on 3 August 2014 from a distance of…
“Theory of Everything:” Trailer for Movie about Stephen Hawking Now Available
Who says science and love (and science and the arts) don't go together? A new movie set to premiere in…
The Latest Pictures From Mars Make Us Feel Spoiled
Don't you love it when close-up pictures come beaming to your computer from another planet? Below are some of the…
Stunning Images from Rosetta Show Closeup Views of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Rosetta has arrived! After traveling more than ten years, ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft reached comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. These most recent images shared…
These Mercury Crater Pictures Look Like Amazing Abstract Art
We're lucky to have a spacecraft looking at Mercury and sending back information like this. NASA's MESSENGER satellite just beamed…
Where Exactly Is Pluto? Pinpoint Precision Needed For New Horizons Mission
When you have a spacecraft that takes the better part of a decade to get to its destination, it's really,…
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Rosetta on Final Approach to Historic Comet Rendezvous – Watch Live Here
ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft on final approach to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in early August 2014. This collage of navcam imagery from Rosetta…
Can A ‘Planet-Like Object’ Start Its Life Blazing As Hot As A Star?
Nature once again shows us how hard it is to fit astronomical objects into categories. An examination of a so-far…