Runaway Star Shocks the Galaxy!
That might seem like a sensational headline worthy of a supermarket tabloid but, taken in context, it's exactly what's happening…
Weekly Space Hangout – February 21, 2014: Two-Man Show!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Astrojournalist: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) This Week's Stories: (more…)
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Martian Dune Buggy Curiosity Adopts New Driving Mode to Save Wheels from Rough Rocks
Curiosity looks back eastward to ‘Dingo Gap’ sand dune inside Gale Crater After crossing over the 3 foot (1 meter)…
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We ‘Hype’ Alien World Findings Amid Little Data, Exoplanet Scientist Says
With exoplanet discoveries coming at us several times a month, finding these worlds is a hot field of research. Once…
Could Jupiter Become A Star?
NASA’s Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter on December 7, 1995, and proceeded to study the giant planet for almost 8…
Asteroid Swarm ‘Pounded’ Pulsar Star, Causing Changes Visible From Earth
When you throw a bunch of rock and debris at a rapidly spinning star, what happens? A new study suggests…
New Planet-Hunting Telescope To Join Search For Alien Earths In 2024
How could life arise in young solar systems? We're still not sure of the answer on Earth, even for something…
Dense Gas Clouds Blot The View Of Supermassive Black Holes
Gas around supermassive black holes tends to clump into immense clouds, periodically blocking the view of these huge X-ray sources…
Opportunity rover Spied atop Martian Mountain Ridge from Orbit – Views from Above and Below
Opportunity Rover on 'Murray Ridge' Seen From Orbit on Valentine's Day 2014 The telescopic High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE)…