3,000th Comet spotted by SOHO
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, discovered on Sept. 13, 2015, its 3,000th comet, cementing its standing as the greatest comet finder of all time.
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Our Universe is dying
Astronomers studied 200,000 galaxies to measure the rate at which our Universe is emitting energy and concluded that is dying.
Philae wakes up after 7 months and makes contact!
The Philae Europe’s comet lander woke up yesterday afternoon and contacted Earth, for the first time after 7 months.
NASA’s competition to design and build a 3-D printed habitat
NASA announced a new $2.25 million competition to design and build a 3-D printed habitat, to put humans to the Moon, on Mars and other distant planets.
Four Corners Methane Mystery
Researchers from several institutions are in the Four Corners region, to uncover reasons for a mysterious methane “hot spot” detected from satellite images.
An extremely bright Black Hole emitting Trillion Suns’ worth of energy
In a new study, astronomers determined PDS 456, an extremely bright black hole known as a quasar more than 2 billion light-years away, sustains winds that carry
Flyover of Gulf of Aden and Horn of Africa
Space Station flyover of Gulf of Aden and Horn of Africa, photographed by European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti.
ESAIL Map of Global Shipping
ESAIL microsatellite’s first map of global shipping, has captured 57 000 messages in its first 24 hours of operation.
New Satellite to monitor Sea-Level Rise launched
New Copernicus satellite to monitor sea-level rise launched, from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, US, on 21 November 2020.
The first full selfie from NASA InSight lander on Mars
This is NASA InSight’s first full selfie on Mars. It displays the lander’s solar panels and deck.