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Youngest Supernova Remnant: Researchers 'Clear Away The Dust' To Get Better Look
Researchers have used a mathematical model that allows them to get a clearer picture of the galaxy's youngest supernova remnant (dubbed G1.9+0.3) by correcting for the distortions caused by cosmic...
Charged Dust From Inside Saturn's Moon Enceladus
A team of planetary scientists working on the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens mission has discovered tiny, charged icy particles in the plume from Saturn’s moon Enceladus that offer a tantalising glimpse of...
Peanut-shaped Stellar Explosion Spotted By Hubble
Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers have taken the first optical images of a dramatic stellar outburst and discovered a peanut-shaped bubble expanding rapidly into space.
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PHOTOS: Hubble's Hottest Science Finds
During its 19 years in orbit, Hubble has captured its share of poster-worthy images. But the beloved space telescope has also helped humans unravel some of the mysteries of the...
Astronomers Discover Youngest And Lowest Mass Dwarfs In Solar Neighborhood
Astronomers have found three brown dwarfs with estimated masses of less than 10 times that of Jupiter, making them among the youngest and lowest mass sub-stellar objects detected in the...
Planck satellite fuels up
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tests conducted on Planck at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, have confirmed that the satellite's subsystems work perfectly, and the helium dilution cooler tanks have now been...
Solar wind found to age asteroid surfaces
PARIS, April 23 (UPI) -- A European Space Agency-led team of astronomers has determined the rapid space weathering seen on asteroid surfaces is most likely caused by the...
Scientists give a hand(edness) to the search for alien life
Visiting aliens may be the stuff of legend, but if a scientific team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is right, we may be able to...
Mysterious space blob discovered at cosmic dawn
Using information from a suite of telescopes, astronomers have discovered a mysterious, giant object that existed at a time when the universe was only about 800 million years old. Objects...
First 'Garden Hose’ Jet Trail Nebula Discovered
Using the NASA Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) satellite, a team of astronomers have discovered an object predicted, but never seen before – a ‘jet trail’ nebula. The nebula represents...
Cosmic Log: How smart can a grid get?
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Billions of dollars are being put up to build a smarter electric grid — but just how smart can (or should) a grid get?
Most distant detection of water in the Universe
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have found the most distant signs of water in the Universe to date. Dr John McKean of the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) will be presenting...
Chandra Shows Shocking Impact of Galaxy Jet
(PhysOrg.com) -- A survey by the Chandra X-ray observatory has revealed in detail, for the first time, the effects of a shock wave blasted through a galaxy by powerful jets...
James Lovelock: We can save Gaia
Father of Gaia theory James Lovelock defends his forthcoming trip into space, and suggests that the technology for reversing climate change may be within our grasp
The UK CAN prepare for Mars sample return as cosmochemical analysis network is launched
The UK Cosmochemical Analysis Network (UK CAN) is to be launched at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science at the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield. UK CAN will open...
Lunar Odyssey Shoots for the Moon
A profile of the first Google Lunar X Prize competitor that hopes to kick off a "moon rush."
Watch on Euronews: the International Space University
The International Space University in Strasbourg, France, is a very original university. Fifty students from all corners of the world prepare for their future careers in Space, studying a wide...
Japan mulls satellite for missile launch detection
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is mulling an early warning satellite that can detect missile launches, a government official said Wednesday, amid worries about North Korea's missile power.
UK to bid for Mars sample centre
Rocks from Mars could be brought to the UK within the next 20 years, if a bid to host a study facility is successful.
Mass Loss Leaves Close-In Exoplanets Exposed to the Core
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of scientists has found that giant exoplanets orbiting very close to their stars could lose a quarter of their mass during their lifetime. The team...
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Cosmic "Question Mark" Honors Hubble
Even as the aging telescope's fate is in question, a new shot of interacting galaxies marks the anniversary of the iconic instrument's launch almost two decades ago.
SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Great Nebula, Lacy Dunes, More
See great, green gobs of star formation, dunes that look like doilies, Martian dust storms, and more in our selection of the week's best space pictures.
Mars explorer says we'll find life on other planets within 10 years
Within 10 years, we'll find life outside Earth -- that's the prediction of Peter Smith, the University of Arizona professor who led NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission.
Science Blogger to speak April 28 at RIT
My high school classmate Alan Entenberg, who is a physics professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology, has invited me to give two presentations there on Tuesday 4/28/09 based on...
Astronaut Claims UFO Hush-Up
An Apollo astronaut claims that the truth about extraterrestrial life has been buried.
Earth Day Facts: When It Is, How It Began, What to Do
From not-so-humble beginnings in 1970, when 20 million participated, Earth Day has grown into a global tradition. Find out when it is, how it started, how it's evolved, and what...
She Is An Astronomer Project celebrates women astronomers and invites women to the field
Having written a biography of planetary astronomer Heidi Hammel for young readers, I was delighted to learn of the launch of a program called "She Is An Astronomer" as part...