The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope has given astronomers the best ever three-dimensional view of the deep Universe. After staring at the Hubble Deep Field South region for only 27 […]
Looking Deeply Into The Universe In 3D
Earth’s Other ‘Moon’ And Its Crazy Orbit Could Reveal Mysteries Of The Solar System
We all know and love the moon. We’re so assured that we only have one that we don’t even give it a specific name. It is the brightest object in the night […]
Satellite Images Reveal Ocean Acidification From Space
Pioneering techniques that use satellites to monitor ocean acidification are set to revolutionise the way that marine biologists and climate scientists study the ocean. This new approach, published in the journal Environmental Science […]
The Strange Case Of The Missing Dwarf – New SPHERE Instrument Shows Its Power
Snow White hasn’t lost a dwarf, but science has, or rather, how new technology disproved a hypothesis. The new SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope has been used to search for […]
Critical NASA Science Returns To Earth Aboard SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 7:44 p.m. EST Tuesday 259 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, with nearly 3,700 pounds of NASA cargo, science and first-of-its-kind […]
NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Mission Crew Members
NASA and its International Space Station partners have announced the crew members, including NASA astronauts Kate Rubins, Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson, for three upcoming missions to the space station. Rubins will […]
The Pioneering Female Astronauts Who Never Saw Space
In April 1959, the newly formed Nasa announced the formation of its first group of astronauts – the Mercury Seven. Over 500 of America’s top pilots applied; all had to be under […]
NASA Spacecraft Returns New Images Of Pluto En Route To Historic Encounter
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft returned its first new images of Pluto on Wednesday, as the probe closes in on the dwarf planet. Although still just a dot along with its largest moon, […]
NASA-Microsoft Collaboration Will Allow Scientists To ‘Work On Mars’
NASA and Microsoft have teamed up to develop software called OnSight, a new technology that will enable scientists to work virtually on Mars using wearable technology called Microsoft HoloLens. Developed by NASA’s […]
Scientists Observe Live ‘Fast Radio Burst’ For The First Time
Astronomers using CSIRO’s 64-m Parkes radio telescope in eastern Australia have for the first time seen a ‘fast radio burst‘ – a short, sharp flash of radio waves from an unknown source […]
Long Lost Lander Found On Mars
The UK-led Beagle-2 Mars lander, which hitched a ride on ESA’s Mars Express mission and was lost on Mars since 2003, has been found in images taken by a NASA orbiter at […]
SpaceX Launches Fifth Official Mission To Resupply The International Space Station
In the early morning hours of Saturday, January 10, 2015, Falcon 9 and Dragon began their fifth commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Liftoff occurred at 4:47am […]
Hubble Goes High-Def To Revisit The Iconic “Pillars Of Creation”
The space telescope has captured a new visible-light portrait of the Eagle Nebula nearly 20 years later as well as a version in the near-infrared. Although NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken […]
The Will Of A Dutch Astronaut, Source For 2015 New Year’s Resolutions
A Dutch astronaut died a few months ago. On 18 May 2014. His name was Wubo Ockels. Before he died he testified all people should be astronauts just to be able to […]
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