Exotic Life Could Survive on Titan
Saturn's moon Titan has long held a special fascination to astrobiologists. Its thick atmosphere is largely composed of nitrogen and…
Planets Are Born Quickly
The time frame for the formation of new planets appears to be getting shorter than previously believed. Astronomers have discovered…
Most Distant Explosion Ever Seen
An Italian team of astronomers have found a gamma ray burst that blew up 12.7 billion light-years away - the…
Dusty Old Star Could Be Feeding From a Dead Planet
Astronomers have spotted a dusty disc around an old, dead star. This star is similar to what our own star…
Full Frame Rhea
The frame-filling view of Saturn's moon Rhea was taken by Cassini on August 1, 2005. Although in this image, Rhea…
Radiation on the Moon
When humans return to the Moon in the next decade, they'll be facing a dangerous combination of cosmic rays and…
Tempel 1’s Ingredients
When Deep Impact excavated a crater in Comet Tempel 1, it released a spew of material that has existed since…
Astrophoto: Crescent Moon and Mercury by Chumack
John Chumack took this picture of the crescent Moon and Mercury from Dayton, Ohio. John used a Canon 10D and…
Astrophoto: Solar Prominence by Shevill Mathers
Shevill Mathers took this picture of a recent solar prominence on the 4th, September from Tasmania, Australia.Do you have photos…
Water detection at Gusev crater described
Color picture of Gusev crater. Image credit: ESA Click to enlarge A large team of NASA scientists, led by earth…