A new video shows us in striking detail where we live in the Universe. The post Our Place in the…
“Gravity Is Altered By an Unknown Force” (Today’s ‘Galaxy’ Insight)
A fifth force may exist that disrupts the predictions general relativity makes outside our own galaxy, on cosmic-length scales. University…
Search for Life on Mars –“Organisms on the ISS Survive a Red-Planet Environment”
"The results help to assess the survival ability and long-term stability of microorganisms and bioindicators on the surface of Mars,…
Encelade : la sonde Cassini revisite une région intrigante
Pour sa dernière visite rapprochée à Encelade, le 19 décembre 2015, Cassini a entre autres photographié une région qui intrigue…
Sirius, the Dog Star, Reigns Supreme in Dazzling Photo
The bright star Sirius presides over an ancient burial mound in a dazzling new photo by project nightflight, taken at…
Elliptical M60, Spiral NGC 4647
Giant elliptical galaxy M60 and spiral galaxy NGC 4647 do look like an odd couple in this sharp cosmic portrait…
The mysterious cataclysmic variable star Mu Centauri
(Phys.org)—Located about 510 light years from the Earth, Mu Centauri is a very interesting mysterious cataclysmic variable star. It is…
Asteroid 2016 BE Virtual Impactor for now in 2053
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30 Years After Uranus Flyby, Voyager 2 Sails On
On Jan. 24, 1986, NASA’s robotic Voyager 2 probe zoomed by Uranus, giving humanity its first up-close look at the…
Challenger Disaster 30 Years Ago Shocked the World, Changed NASA
Thirty years ago today, NASA suffered a spaceflight tragedy that stunned the world and changed the agency forever. NASA astronauts…