The Night Sky in X-ray
Amazing image unveils the night sky in X-ray, from the observations of NASA’s neutron star-tracking instrument on the ISS.
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New Clues to Origins of Earth’s Oceans
The mystery of why Earth has so much water, allowing our “blue marble” to support an astounding array of life, is clearer with new research into comets.
18 Earth-sized exoplanets discovered
Astronomers using a new method to find small planets orbiting nearby stars, which previous surveys had overlooked, discovered 18 Earth-sized exoplanets.
Why the moon has TWO faces?
Scientists now think a dwarf planet or a second moon smashed into the far side of the Moon and caused big craters.
Rings, Titan and Haze
Saturn’s rings and Μoons. The large circular object in the center of the image is Titan. The bright surrounding ring is atmospheric haze above Titan,…
Our Nearest Exoplanet could Host Life
Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun, has a planet in the habitable zone, with potential life-supporting conditions.
See how really Huge the M87 Black Hole is
Take a look at this stunning image comparison by Randall Munroe, of our Solar System and the new image of the M87 Black Hole, to appreciate how
The first ever direct Observation of an Exoplanet
Cutting-edge VLTI GRAVITY instrument using optical interferometry, breaks new ground in exoplanet imaging, by revealing details of a storm-wracked exoplanet.
The best places to look for closest Earth-like Planets
NASA’s new Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will observe 400,000 stars across the whole sky to catch a glimpse of a planet transiting across the face of its
Giant Storms on Neptune
This composite picture shows images of storms on Neptune from the Hubble Space Telescope (left) and the Voyager 2 spacecraft (right).