- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 30th, 2015
Newly Discovered Planetary System Sits Merely 54 Light-Years Away
The previously unknown system comprises just three planets that all sit very close to their parent star, astronomers say
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 29th, 2015
Russia Loses Cargo Ship Carrying over 3 Tons of Supplies in Space
The cargo ship launched this past Tuesday, failed to reach the International Space Station as planned
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 28th, 2015
Come April 30, NASA's MESSENGER Probe Will Crash into Mercury
The MESSENGER spacecraft left Earth in early August 2004, is just days away from the end of its mission
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 27th, 2015
Two New Satellites Were Launched in Earth's Orbit on Saturday
The satellites launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, should remain operational 15 years from now
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 25th, 2015
Cosmic CPR: Red and Dead Galaxies Are Sometimes Brought Back to Life
Investigation finds that, following a collision between two or more clusters, dead galaxies are revived
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 24th, 2015
The Hubble Space Telescope Launched 25 Years Ago Today
Over the past quarter of a century, Hubble has delivered enough data to help scientists publish nearly 13,000 papers
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 23rd, 2015
Planet Earth Formed from a Cosmic Ocean of Infinitesimal Pebbles
New study explains how asteroids are born and grow bigger, also sheds light on the origin of our home planet
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 22nd, 2015
Asteroid Vesta Could Have Grown to Become a Planet Similar to Earth
These days, Vesta is merely a space boulder traveling around the Sun nestled between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 22nd, 2015
The Annual Lyrid Meteor Shower Will Peak This Wednesday, April 22
Astronomers expect that as many as 15 to 20 meteors will be visible in the sky during this Wednesday's shower
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 21st, 2015
ESA's Rosetta Probe Sees Dust Jet Coming to Life on Comet 67P/C-G
The dust jet burst into being in mid-March, was spotted by the spacecraft's OSIRIS scientific imaging system
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 17th, 2015
Astronomer Warns About Giant Asteroid on Collision Course with Earth
Researcher Judit Györgyey-Ries says an asteroid about the size of the Statue of Liberty could hit us in October 2017
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 16th, 2015
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Spots Planet 13,000 Light-Years Away
The newly discovered celestial body is one of the most distant planets thus far documented by astronomers
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 15th, 2015
NASA's New Horizons Probe Delivers First Ever Color Image of Pluto
The image, taken on April 9 and beamed back to Earth the following day, also shows Pluto's largest moon, Charon
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 14th, 2015
Mars Believed to Hold Liquid Water Just Under Its Surface
Even if this were true, the presence of liquid water on Mars does not proof of alien life make, scientists say
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 11th, 2015
NASA Details Plans to Fly Spacecraft into the Sun's Atmosphere
While exploring the Sun's upper atmosphere, the space probe will face temperatures as high as 2,500°F (nearly 1,400°C)
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 10th, 2015
Building Blocks of Life Found Swirling Around Star 445 Light-Years Away
The discovery proves that the conditions that birthed life on Earth are present in other regions of the cosmos as well
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 9th, 2015
Our Moon Formed from a Massive, Smoldering Cloud of Debris
New research paper explains why the geological profile of our planet and that of its natural satellite are oddly alike