Simulating Titan’s Atmosphere in the Lab
Saturn's moon Titan has long intrigued astrobiologists as a possible environment that was similar to our own Earth's early history.…
New Insights Into Martian Atmosphere
Astronomers have found hydrogen peroxide in Mars' atmosphere. The team gathered the data when Mars made its closest approach to…
Mars Express’ Image of Hecates Tholus
The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft took this image of the caldera of volcano Hecates Tholus; it's 5300 metres…
Record for Furthest Galaxy is Broken Again
Astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have shattered the record for finding the most distant galaxy ever seen. By…
Closest Youngest Star Found
Astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley have discovered the nearest and youngest star with a visible disk of dust…
Opportunity Watches a Sunset on Mars
A new animation built from a series of photos taken by NASA's Opportunity rover shows the Sun dimly setting in…
Wallpaper: Cassini’s Latest View of Saturn
Now only four months away from its encounter with Saturn, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be delivering weekly postcards as it…
Rovers Losing Power as Mars Heads Towards Winter
The Mars rovers are starting to generate less power these days because Mars is starting to slip into Winter. In…
Winking Star Turns Out to Be a Binary System
Astronomers have spent the last five years trying to explain a strange star called KH 15D, which winks on an…
Opportunity Grinds Away
Having made the drive up to the "El Capitan" region of exposed rock, NASA's Opportunity rover ground away the surface…