- 16 September 2015
Scientists report to us that there are always meteoroids flying through space, some hurtle close by our planet while others make an impact; however, the percentage of these space rocks that actually collide with Earth are rare with most just fizzling out in our atmosphere. But that statement isn’t true with our moon. In fact, researchers are now taking a closer look at the Lunar Highlands – located on the far side of the moon – to determine what the constant collisions of space debris has done to its surface.
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- 12 September 2015
Even though we demoted Pluto from a planet to a dwarf planet and kicked it off the Solar System charts, its latest pics taken by New Horizons spacecraft has the scientific community and sky gazers alike all very excited.
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- 8 September 2015
Perhaps one of the most fascinating attributes of Saturn is its rings. Children as well as adults have marveled at this planet’s circular “girdle” but now we have even more to ponder with the discovery of significant temperature changes on Saturn’s “A ring” which scientists are coining “a fever.”
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- 1 September 2015
Astronomers at the University of Warwick have discovered a new wonder that could change the way we perceive the process of a dying star. With the help of Kepler spacecraft a white dwarf (PG1149+057) in the constellation of Virgo was targeted and what they discovered may make your heart skip a beat.
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- 29 August 2015
One of the latest images captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is that of the expanding shells of a binary star system. This beautiful “cosmic butterfly” is not only stunning visually, but lets scientists further study the process of binary stars in their final stage of evolution.
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- 26 August 2015
You may have read a headline or two about Mars appearing in the night sky as full and round as the moon. In fact, the story has been making its way around the internet for the last 12 years, usually about this time of year (end of August). Unfortunately for those of you anxiously awaiting this unbelievable phenomenon I’m sad to say it’s all a hoax, folk
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- 24 August 2015
A human’s need to explore beyond our Earthly world has taken us to new heights, 1.272 billion kilometers in fact, to Saturn’s fifth largest moon, Dione.
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- 22 August 2015
It’s been over 10 years now since Huygens – a flattened cylinder-shaped probe filled with sensors and cameras – hurtled through the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon, Titan and landed on its mysterious surface. The exciting discoveries have thrilled the scientific community and astronomers (both professional and novice) alike.
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- 19 August 2015
In a celestial fireworks display that would rival any Earthly celebration, scientists were able to catch a glimpse of a new galaxy collision lurking just behind the Milky Way.
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- 9 August 2015
Although the Earth is always “at risk” for an encounter with asteroids, comets and meteorites, this “peanut-shaped” asteroid made news when it flew past Earth at a whopping 45,000 miles-per-hour (72,420 kilometers-per-hour) near the end of July.
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