A new Martian climate model suggest a mostly cold, harsh environment
“Very early in Mars’ history, maybe 4 billion years ago, the planet was warm enough to support lakes…
These are the Most Concerning Pieces of Space Debris
Tens of thousands of pieces of space debris are hurtling around Earth right now. These defunct satellites, spent…
5 reasons Celestia is a must-have for any space enthusiast
Ever wanted to explore space, but get the willies thinking about flying in a rocket? Celestia, a free…
SpaceX launches mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit
SpaceX launched a mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) from Florida’s Space Coast early Sunday morning (July…
New Simulations Reveal Dozens of Hidden Galaxies Orbiting the Milky Way
New simulations suggest there may be many more satellite galaxies in the Milky Way than astronomers have observed,…
Best dates and times to see Perseid Meteor shower in July and August as ‘fireballs’ fly across sky
Meteors burn up as they enter Earth’s atmosphere at a rapid speedA meteor streaks across the sky during…
Astronomers Discover a Mysterious New Plasma Wave Orbiting Jupiter
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has unveiled an exciting breakthrough: the discovery of an entirely new type of plasma wave…
‘Interstellar object’ conundrum SOLVED by astronomers in major breakthrough
British astronomers may have solved the mystery of an “interstellar object” hurtling towards our planet. Scientists believe the…
Dark matter could create dark dwarfs at the center of the Milky Way
An artist’s depiction of the relative sizes of the sun, a low mass star, a brown dwarf, Jupiter,…