- 29 February 2016
Since Pluto fell out of favor as a planet (being demoted to a dwarf planet) scientists are eager to find a ninth planet that could fill the gap Pluto left behind. Could the object spotted in the far reaches of our solar system be it?
Read the full article- 24 February 2016
Where oh where has all the gas gone? This is the question researchers have been puzzling over in the galaxy of NGC 4569.
Although, scientists noticed quite some time ago that the gas was disappearing from this galaxy, they didn’t know where it was going…until now.
- 20 February 2016
A binary system located about 10,000 light-yeas from Earth has been recently given the title of “Longest-lasting Stellar Eclipse.”
Read the full article- 16 February 2016
You may or may not remember the “explosive”event three years-ago that shook Chelyabinsk, Russia and six other cities in the area when a meteor zipped through the atmosphere a mere 12 miles (20 kilometers) above their heads.
Read the full article- 13 February 2016
It appears the lander named Philae may have gone on a permanent hiatus from its journey on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko or Comet 67P for short. Despite their best efforts to contact the lander, there’s hasn’t been a peep or a signal from this high-tech machine since July 9th, 2015. This has researchers fearing the worst.
Read the full article- 10 February 2016
Since the 1970s and 1980s scientists have been trying to locate the reason why there has been “great deviations from universal expansion.” Thanks to the CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope, which is equipped with an innovative receiver, an international team of scientists are now able to see through the stars and dust of the Milky Way into a previously unexplored region of space dubbed, “the Great Attractor.”
Read the full article- 6 February 2016
NASA has made public a daring mission to the “nightmare” moon of Jupiter, Europa. Aiming for sometime in the 2020s, the 230 kilogram (507 pound) lander will soar above the icy moon several times before dropping onto the rugged terrain of Europa.
Read the full article- 3 February 2016
Here’s your chance to see five planets all in a row, but hurry, as this spectacular show is for a limited time only!
Read the full article- 30 January 2016
There are a countless number of “free floating” planets in space. These “rogue” planets are described as “homeless worlds” that have neither a sunrise or a sunset. How can this be? These cosmic-wonders do not have a star in their midst so instead of being bound in a gravitational tug-of-war, they travel in a solitary arc around the Milky Way’s core.
Once such world designated as 2MASS J2126 was thought to be one of these “unmarried” gas giants until recently when a distant star was spotted…and when we say “distance” we aren’t kidding!
Read the full article- 27 January 2016
Beatrice Tinsley. Does the name ring a bell? If not, you’re most likely not the first person that draws a blank when it comes to this “uncelebrated” astronomer.
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