Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) passes near globular cluster NGC 5466 in Bootes on the morning of January 6, 2016. Click … More
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Monster Galaxy Cluster Is Biggest Ever in the Early Universe
An ancient group of galaxies is the most massive ever found in the first few billion years of the universe, … More
‘The Martian’ Story Continues – Bonus Features Reveal Plot Twists | Video
There’s a lot more ‘Martian’ than what you saw in the theatre. Producer Aditya Sood & Space.com’s @DavidSkyBrody take the … More
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Finishes Another Record Year, Approaches 12th Anniversary
Perched on the southern wall of Marathon Valley at Endeavour Crater, Opportunity braved temperatures descending well below -100° F in … More
Space Habitats Beyond LEO: A Short Step Towards the Stars
Building a space infrastructure is doubtless a prerequisite for interstellar flight. But the questions we need to answer in the … More
Hubble Sees a Supermassive and Super-hungry Galaxy
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4845, located over 65 million light-years away in the … More
Hubble Sees a Supermassive and Super-hungry Galaxy
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4845, located over 65 million light-years away in the … More
Ancient Cloud of Pristine Gas Observed –“May Contain the Signature of the Very First Stars”
Researchers from Australia and the USA have discovered a distant, ancient cloud of gas that may contain the signature of … More
Pulsating Stars At Milky Way’s Outskirts —“May Reveal Dwarf Galaxies Dominated by Dark Matter”
A trio of brightly pulsating stars at the outskirts of the Milky Way is racing away from the galaxy and … More
Prometheus and the F Ring
In Greek myth Prometheus was a Titan, known for bringing fire from Mount Olympus. But in modern times the name … More