Nasa’s Curiosity rover sends back its first colour image of Mars surface More photos and panoramas expected to show ‘a new Mars we have never seen before’ as roving lab powers up to full strength The rover has transmitted its…
The Lunar Far Side: The Side Never Seen from Earth The Lunar Far Side: The Side Never Seen from Earth Tidal forces between the moon and the Earth have slowed the moon’ rotation so that one side of the…
A dusty disk around a distant star has faded surprisingly fast, leaving scientists few clues to how it disappeared. Only a few years ago, the space around the star TYC 8241 2652 1 was filled with dust and gas, but…
Astronomers discovered the newfound alien planet, known as UCF-1.01, using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The diminutive world is just 33 light-years away, making it a near neighbor of Earth in the cosmic scheme of things. “We have found strong evidence…
This image snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals an exquisitely detailed view of part of the disc of the spiral galaxy NGC 4565. This bright galaxy is one of the most famous examples of an edge-on spiral galaxy,…
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Newly Discovered Space Rock Is Headed Toward Earth, Estimated Time of Arrival 2040 The UN is figuring out how to ward off a potential collision. All eyes are on the asteroid Apophis, but a new threat–just 460 feet wide–dominated the…
