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Comet ISON appears intact
It looks like reports of Comet ISON’s demise were greatly exaggerated.
October 17, 2013
Giant fragment of Chelyabinsk meteorite lifted from Russian lake
On October 15, a giant fragment of the meteorite that hit Russia on February 15 was lifted from the bottom of Lake Chebarkul in the Russian Urals Mountains.
October 16, 2013
Signs of water detected in exoplanet’s debris
The remains of a water-rich rocky exoplanet have been discovered outside our solar system orbiting a white dwarf star 170 light years away.
October 14, 2013
Juno craft, headed for Jupiter, resumes full flight operations
After a temporary glitch that occurred after Juno's flyby of Earth on Wednesday - and after a short period in safe mode - the Jupiter-bound craft is fully functioning again.
October 12, 2013
Comet-chasing mission Rosetta: 100 days to wake-up
Rosetta will wake up soon from deep-space hibernation to reach the comet it has been cruising towards for a decade.
October 11, 2013
Raw images from Juno spacecraft’s Earth flyby
More images will be released soon, from Juno's flyby of Earth on Wednesday. Plus check out a simulation of Juno's unique perspective on Jupiter in 2016.
October 11, 2013
Will Comet ISON survive its brush with the sun?
The comet might disintegrate outright, or break-up in the days or weeks after its close brush with the sun. Or it might survive intact, to pass Earth again someday.
October 10, 2013
A lonely planet without a star
An international team of astronomers has discovered an exotic young planet that is not orbiting a star.
October 10, 2013
Comet ISON details emerge as it races toward the sun
Scientists are unraveling more information on Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) as it continues on its journey toward the sun.
October 9, 2013
Jupiter and Saturn are awash in diamonds, say scientists
Some of the diamonds floating around inside of Saturn may be so large that they could perhaps be called "diamondbergs."
October 9, 2013
