- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 11th, 2015
Butterfly-Shaped Planetary Nebula Imaged in Unprecedented Detail
The view was obtained using the Gemini Observatory telescope
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 10th, 2015
Cosmic Bull's-Eye Is Actually an Erupting Black Hole
The black hole is located 8,000 light-years away from Earth
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 9th, 2015
NASA's New Horizons Sees Big Bright Heart on Dwarf Planet Pluto
Pluto's heart measures 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) across
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 8th, 2015
There Are Precious Stones Hidden on Mars, Evidence Indicates
Scientists have reasons to believe Mars hides opals
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 7th, 2015
Astronauts Ready for 14-Day Underwater Mission NEEMO
The mission will debut in a couple of weeks, on July 20
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 6th, 2015
Scientists: Comet 67P/C-G Likely Hides Alien Life
Alien organisms would explain the comet's odd appearance
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 4th, 2015
NASA Video Reveals Pluto and Its Moon Charon in Living Color
The video comprises views obtained by the New Horizons probe
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 27th, 2015
Bizarre Planet Bears a Striking Resemblance to a Comet
The planet has a ginormous gas cloud trailing behind it
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 20th, 2015
NASA's Mars Odyssey Probe Nearing Its 60,000th Lap of the Red Planet
The spacecraft reached Mars back in October 2001
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 19th, 2015
Volcanoes on Venus Are Active, Often Cough Out Lava Flows
Study finds evidence of volcanic activity in Venus
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 19th, 2015
NASA Administrator: There Is Alien Life, We Just Haven't Found It Yet
Charles Frank Bolden. Jr. says there is life beyond Earth
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 18th, 2015
Astronomers Spy on Densely Packed Star Cluster in Our Milky Way
The cluster was imaged using the Gemini Observatory
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 18th, 2015
Newly Discovered Galaxy Named After Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo
The galaxy and the footballer share the nickname CR7
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 17th, 2015
Decrepit NASA Satellite Falls from Orbit, Crashes Back to Earth
The satellite burned up in the planet's atmosphere
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 16th, 2015
This Coming June 30 Marks the First Ever Official Asteroid Day
From this June on, Asteroid Day will be held annually
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 15th, 2015
ESA's Comet Lander Philae Awakes from Hibernation - All the Info
The lander even managed to communicate with ground control
- By Silviu Stahie
- June 14th, 2015
Rosetta's Comet Lander Philae Has Awoken from Its Slumber
The European Space Agency has made contact