A helium balloon-borne color camera, launched by astronomers from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), captured stratospheric altitude video of … More
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First ‘Twins’ of Mysterious Erupting Star Found
Astronomers have found five star systems beyond the Milky Way galaxy that resemble Eta Carinae, a binary star system cloaked … More
Spirit Rover Touchdown 12 Years Ago Started Spectacular Martian Science Adventure
Exactly 12 Years ago this week, NASA’s now famous Spirit rover touched down on the Red Planet, starting a spectacular … More
High Energy Andromeda
A mere 2.5 million light-years away, the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31, really is just next door as large … More
Kepler is back! 100 new planets
Astronomers meeting in Florida this week announced the 2015 results in the planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft’s second-chance mission, dubbed K2. from … More
Nearby Black Holes Spied Gobbling Gas in Andromeda Galaxy (Photo)
A NASA observatory has zoomed in on the Andromeda galaxy with X-ray vision and spotted 40 black holes or neutron … More
Capturing the Rhythm of Space: Insights from 47th DPS Meeting
The Division of Planetary Science (DPS) Meeting saw many exciting scientific discussions spanning the range of processes on different planetary … More
‘Seeing’ Black Holes with a Home-use Telescope
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UNAWE Space Scoop – ALMA Peers Through the Fog Surrounding Early Galaxies
http://ift.tt/1VLX7hL But now the powerful vision of the ALMA radio telescope array is starting to change this. ALMA’s powerful antennas … More
Momentum Builds for Creation of ‘Moon Villages’
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