• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 10th, 2015
Cosmic Bull's-Eye Is Actually an Erupting Black Hole

Cosmic Bull's-Eye Is Actually an Erupting Black Hole

The black hole is located 8,000 light-years away from Earth

Astronomers Zoom In on Five New Supermassive Black Holes

Astronomers Zoom In on Five New Supermassive Black Holes

The black holes are hidden by vast amounts of gas and dust

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 17th, 2015
Decrepit NASA Satellite Falls from Orbit, Crashes Back to Earth

Decrepit NASA Satellite Falls from Orbit, Crashes Back to Earth

The satellite burned up in the planet's atmosphere

Airbus Will Build 900 Satellites for Another “Internet from Space” Project

Airbus Will Build 900 Satellites for Another “Internet from Space” Project

Satellites will be launched into orbit via Virgin Galactic

Space Explorers Find Deposits of Glass on Mars

Space Explorers Find Deposits of Glass on Mars

The glass lies hidden in impact craters on the Red Planet

Facebook Abandons Plan to Build Its Own Satellite

Facebook Abandons Plan to Build Its Own Satellite

High running costs force Facebook to look for alternatives

ESA Releases Satellite View of the Great Barrier Reef

ESA Releases Satellite View of the Great Barrier Reef

The image was obtained by the Landsat-8 satellite

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 30th, 2015
The April 25 Nepal Quake Lifted the Ground by About 1 Meter (3 Feet)

The April 25 Nepal Quake Lifted the Ground by About 1 Meter (3 Feet)

Satellite images reveal how last week's earthquake reshaped landscapes in Nepal, even caused Mount Everest to shrink

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 27th, 2015
Two New Satellites Were Launched in Earth's Orbit on Saturday

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

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 1st, 2015
ESA Revisits Positively Gorgeous View of the Large Magellanic Cloud

ESA Revisits Positively Gorgeous View of the Large Magellanic Cloud

The Large Magellanic Cloud sits at a distance of merely 163,000 light-years from us, is a satellite of the Milky Way

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 27th, 2015
Ginormous Black Hole Seen Pushing Loads of Gas Out of Its Home Galaxy

Ginormous Black Hole Seen Pushing Loads of Gas Out of Its Home Galaxy

Study sheds new light on how giant black holes alter the anatomy of the galaxies that serve as their hosts

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 17th, 2015
High-Tech Satellites Will Soon Study Ocean Acidification from Space

High-Tech Satellites Will Soon Study Ocean Acidification from Space

Scientists are now working on developing satellites that will monitor the chemical makeup of oceans from space

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 2nd, 2015
NASA Launches New Satellite Designed to Measure Global Soil Moisture

NASA Launches New Satellite Designed to Measure Global Soil Moisture

The satellite left Earth this past Saturday, was launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, US

A Swarm of Microprobes Preparing for Launch to Jupiter

A Swarm of Microprobes Preparing for Launch to Jupiter

They can fully scan most of the atmosphere on 15 minutes

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 19th, 2015
Come January 29, NASA Will Launch a New Satellite

Come January 29, NASA Will Launch a New Satellite

The satellite will map water hidden in the top 2 inches (5 centimeters) of our planet's soils, frozen and thawed lands

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 6th, 2014
21,000 New Planets Stand to Be Discovered Until the End of 2018

21,000 New Planets Stand to Be Discovered Until the End of 2018

These previously undocumented planets will be discovered with the help of ESA's Gaia satellite, researchers explain

RUAG Is Printing Satellite Components for Space Program

RUAG Is Printing Satellite Components for Space Program

3D printed Earth Observation satellite coming right up

 
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