Metal-Eating Bacteria Could Have Left their “Fingerprints” on Mars, Proving it Once Hosted Life
A new study by a team of European scientists has shown how metal-eating bacteria could have left their mark on…
Weekly Space Hangout – Oct 18, 2017: Weekly News Roundup
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
Flowing Water on Mars Likely Cold and Frosty, Says New Study
A new study from Brown University has offered a possible explanation for how surface water could have flown on Mars…
Twice Flown SpaceX Booster Sails Proudly into Port Canaveral at Sunrise 3 Days After Sunset Launch and Droneship Landing: Photos
PORT CANAVERAL/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The now twice flown SpaceX first stage booster that successfully delivered the SES-11 UHDTV…
Messier 58 – the NGC 4579 Barred Spiral Galaxy
Located in the direction of the Virgo constellation, some 68 million light years from Earth, is the barred, spiral galaxy…
Scientists Find Evidence of Extreme Methane Storms On Titan
A recent study by UCLA scientists has shown a link between extreme rainstorms on Titan and surface features detected by…
First Cosmic Event Observed in Both Gravitational Waves and Light
About 130 million years ago, in a galaxy far away, two neutron stars collided. The cataclysmic crash produced gravitational waves,…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 461: Measuring the Weather with Satellites
What's the weather doing? Is it going to rain today? How much? What about temperatures? We depend on modern weather…
Carnival of Space #531
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brad Rogers at The Evolving Planet blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Clandestine Black Ops NRO Satellite Launches into the Black over Florida Spaceport Skies on ULA Atlas V on 5th Try
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL — A clandestine black ops satellite supporting US national defense launched into the black…