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Spacecraft surfs in and out of Venus atmosphere
ESA's Venus Express spacecraft spent a month surfing in and out of the atmosphere of Venus, coming so close that atmospheric drag caused the craft to slow down.
July 31, 2014
Wildly misaligned planet-forming disks in binary star system HK Tau
There've been hints in the past that this type of misaligned system exists, but this is the cleanest and most striking example, astronomers say.
July 30, 2014
Scientists discover vast methane plumes escaping from Arctic seafloor
Scientists aboard the icebreaker Oden observe a methane mega flare.
July 30, 2014
Milky Way is about half as massive as Andromeda galaxy, say astronomers
Dark matter makes up 90% of the matter in both systems, the study finds.
July 30, 2014
101 geysers on Enceladus, ice moon of Saturn
Researchers have concluded that the only plausible source for the geysers is an underground sea now known to exist beneath Enceladus' icy surface.
July 29, 2014
We’re in the early days of Earth’s sixth great extinction, say biologists
Since 1500, more than 320 land animals have gone extinct. Populations of the remaining species show a 25 percent average decline.
July 29, 2014
Mars rover set an off-world driving distance record this week
NASA’s Opportunity rover, still going after 10 years on Mars, now holds the off-Earth roving distance record with 25 miles of driving.
July 29, 2014
Super-close views of Mercury
The MESSENGER spacecraft is now dropping closer to Mercury, and long anticipated, super-close views of the planet are beginning to come in.
July 29, 2014
Lifeform of the week: Hairy pink squat lobster
It's always a good hair day for a hairy pink squat lobster (Lauriea siagiani). These little guys live on sponges in the western Indo-Pacific.
July 28, 2014
