Space
Hunting for exoplanets: past and future
The last decade of space exploration has exceeded even our wildest expectations. And this is only the beginning.
How Black Holes and Neutron Stars Shine
Black holes and neutron stars are the densest and most mysterious objects in the universe, and researchers may have figured out the source of the light they emit.
There are over 700 quintillion planets in the universe — but there’s no place like home
A study suggests that Earth may be a statistical anomaly. Perphaps, we are not as insignificant as we think.
Meet Hygiea, the Smallest Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System
New observations confirm that main asteroid belt object Hygiea is round. It now fulfills all the requirements to graduate from asteroid to dwarf planet.
NASA shows how the next moon lander would look like
The US space agency hopes to go back to the moon by 2024
Planets could orbit Supermassive Black Holes
A new theory suggests that planets could form in dense dust and gas clouds surrounding supermassive black holes at the centre of active galaxies.
50 years ago, Apollo 12 made history with US second moon landing
One of NASA's most forgotten missions to the moon, but also one of the funniest
A scientist claims there are insects on Mars. He’s probably wrong
Very, very probably wrong.
Astronomers concerned over Elon Musk’s plans to launch 42,000 satellites
Only 122 satellites have already been launched and the impact is already evident, they claim.
Physicists perform the most detailed simulation of the Universe yet
This immense simulation is so complex that scientists have observed phenomena that had not been programmed explicitly in the code.
It’s official: There’s water on Jupiter’s moon Europa
This is one of the most important findings of the decade.
First geological map of Titan reveals varied, intriguing geology
Titan is a lot like the Earth... except it's nothing like the Earth.
Runaway star ejected from the centre of the Milky Way at incredible speed
Astronomers have identified a runaway star travelling at an incredible 6 million kilometres per hour, ejected by the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy 5 million years...
Buckyballs in space: how complex carbon molecules form in space
The mystery of how complex carbon molecules--buckyballs-- came to be detected in interstellar space may have been solved.
Astronauts’ blood can flow in reverse and even stagnate
The findings could have important implications for deep space missions.
Curiosity rover stumbles upon mystery of oxygen on Mars
Oxygen is rising and falling with the seasons unpredictably.
Bordeaux wine launched to the International Space Station… for science
The wine is part of an experiment on aging that could improve food storage in the future.
Curiosity snaps lonely picture of desolate Martian landscape
Curiosity is the only rover left on Mars -- and this haunting photo it recently beamed to Earth perfectly describes the feeling.
Some ancient Globular Clusters may not be ancient at all
New research has provided some surprising answers regarding the origins of globular clusters the oldest visible objects in the Universe — some of them may not be so ancient at all.
