Stardust is Almost Home
After years in space, and having successfully collected samples from a comet, NASA's Stardust spacecraft is almost home. If all…
The Source of Killer Electrons
High energy electrons are a menace to space travel. They can disrupt satellite electronics and pose a serious threat to…
Has Beagle 2 Been Found?
Scientists think they might have finally found the wreckage of the ill fated Beagle 2 Mars mission. Grainy photographs from…
Mission to Mars via Antarctica
Italian and French researchers are about to spend a full year in one of the most inhospitable places on Earth:…
Mimas and Tiny Helene
Cassini has captured this amazing image of two Saturian moons: Mimas and Helene, hiding behind the planet's ringplane. The large,…
Echoes from Ancient Supernovae
Even though they explode in an instant, the after effects of supernovae can be seen for hundreds of years. Astronomers…
Clearer Images of the Milky Way’s Centre
One of the big problems with Earth-based observatories is our own atmosphere. It distorts the light from distant objects, always…
Alpha Centauri’s Sounds Measured
Astronomers have used the ESO's Very Large Telescope to measure the stellar vibrations of a nearby star. The team studied…
Greenland is Melting Faster
NASA's Grace Earth observation satellite has created the first, comprehensive survey of the entire Greenland ice sheet. The spacecraft found…
Astrophoto: M42 by Tom Gwilym
Tom Gwilym took this picture of M42 from his backyard observatory in Renton, WA. Tom used Orion 80ED with Canon…