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What’s killing these galaxies?
It’s an astrophysical whodunnit. Across the universe, galaxies are being killed. Scientists want to know, what’s killing them?
January 23, 2017
Mars rover examines possible mud cracks
The site on Mars is called Old Soaker. It seems to have cracks, as in a dry lake bed. These may be Curiosity's 1st confirmed mud cracks. If so, they're keys to understanding an ancient, warmer, wetter Mars.
January 19, 2017
Space sounds film competition, 2017
Both young and established filmmakers are invited to use real sound recorded in space in a new competition launched by Queen Mary University of London. Details here.
January 19, 2017
Pluto team live on Facebook January 19
The New Horizons team will be discussing the historic Pluto encounter and the spacecraft's next target in the Kuiper Belt - live on Facebook - beginning at at 4 p.m. EST (21:00 UTC).
January 18, 2017
Hubble spies exocomets’ plunge into star
Interstellar forecast for a nearby star: Raining comets! The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered doomed, wayward comets plunging into the star HD 172555.
January 17, 2017
Vesta, brightest asteroid, brightest for 2017
If you've never spotted an asteroid, now would be a good time to try. Vesta's 2017 opposition is around now. Guy Ottewell provides charts and explains more.
January 16, 2017
Seeking Alpha Centauri’s unseen planets
A new agreement between the European Southern Observatory and Breakthrough Initiatives will let ESO's Very Large Telescope seek planets in the star system next door.
January 14, 2017
Watch 2017’s 2nd spacewalk Friday
ISS astronauts will work on a complex upgrade to the station’s power system during the January 13, 2017 spacewalk. Spacewalk begins around 7 a.m. EST (1200 UTC) and is expected to last about 6 hours.
January 13, 2017
Hubble peers along Voyagers’ future paths
The Hubble Space Telescope is gazing along the future trajectories of the 2 Voyager spacecraft - launched in 1977 - now heading into uncharted interstellar space.
January 8, 2017
Mars spacecraft spies Earth and moon
A powerful telescope orbiting Mars gives us a new view of Earth and its moon, showing continent-size detail on Earth and the relative size of the moon.
January 7, 2017
