First Movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55’s Flyby
Here's a short movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55, created from data collected from the 70-meter Deep Space Network antenna at…
Russia’s Bold Sample Return Mission to Mars and Phobos Blasts Off
Russia has successfully launched the Phobos-Grunt sample return mission to Mars aiming to return a soil sample from Phobos, the…
Alien Artifacts May Be Here… Just Hard To Find!
[/caption] Greeting cards in space... We've certainly sent our share of them, haven't we? So if humankind is foresighted enough…
‘Sweet Spots’ for Formation of Complex Organic Molecules Discovered in Our Galaxy
[/caption] Astrobiologists have discovered regions in our galaxy which might have the greatest potential for producing very complex organic molecules,…
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Russian Mars Moon Sample Probe Poised to Soar atop Upgraded Rocket – Video
[/caption] After an absence of almost two decades, Russia is at last on the cusp of resuming an ambitious agenda…
Just In: NASA’s Latest Image of Asteroid 2005 YU55
[/caption] NASA's Deep Space Network antenna in Goldstone, California has captured new radar images of Asteroid 2005 YU55 as it…
Hoping to See Asteroid 2005 YU55? There’s an App for That!
Starmap is an astronomy/planetarium app for the iPhone and iPad. A companion app, called Spacemap is an extended orrery that…
Andromeda Dwarf Galaxies Help Unravel The Mysteries Of Dark Matter
[/caption] Yep. It's that time of year again. Time to enjoy the Andromeda Galaxy at almost every observing opportunity. But…
Carnival of Space #222
A brand new Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang from Next Big Future. Click here to read the…
Asteroid 2005 YU55: See It For Yourself!
[/caption] It's already been stated several times here on Universe Today that 2005 YU55, a 400-meter-wide roughly spherical asteroid, will…