Astronomy
First Detailed Image Of Accretion Disk Around A Young Star
For the first time ever, an international team of astronomers - using the ALMA array - have taken a clear…
Are Drylanders The Minority On Habitable Worlds?
We assume that habitable exoplanets will have significant land masses, because that's what we have on Earth. Are we wrong?
Earth Beams From Between Saturn’s Rings in New Cassini Image
Cassini took this rare photo of the Earth and moon on April 12 just before the start of its daring…
Is This The Exoplanet Where Life Will First Be Found?
An international team of scientists has found another rocky planet (LHS 1140b) orbiting a nearby red dwarf star. And it…
The Bubbly Streams Of Titan
Titan's so-called "magic islands" are not islands at all, but nitrogen bubbles, according to researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Here’s a Plan to Send a Spacecraft to Venus, and Make Venus Pay for It
In the week's FISO Telecon Series, NASA engineer Michael Paul presented a novel concept for an in-situ miission to Venus.
2014 JO25 Flies By Earth — See It Tonight
A relatively large potentially hazardous asteroid passed near Earth earlier today. Now, it's visible in small telescopes tonight.
The Orbit of Neptune. How Long is a Year on Neptune?
Given its extreme distance from the Sun and slow orbital speed, a year on Neptune last as long as 164.5…
The Orbit of Saturn. How Long is a Year on Saturn?
Given its considerable distance from the Sun, Saturn takes about 29.5 Earth years to complete a single orbit around the…
Could Space Travelers Melt As They Accelerate Through Deep Space?
According to a new study by researchers from Brazil, objects accelerating through space could be subject to increased radiation exposure.