How much does the Milky Way galaxy weigh ?
VIDEO 3-11-2019 |
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Astronomers at NASA and ESA have come up with the most precise figure yet for the weight of our galaxy.
You can now help to name Jupiter's moons
3-6-2019 | 19
Scientists are offering social media users the chance to name 5 of Jupiter's most recently discovered moons.
Asteroids are harder to shatter than we thought
3-4-2019 | 7
New computer models have indicated that large asteroids are much tougher than anyone had expected.
Crew Dragon launches on first flight to ISS
VIDEO 3-2-2019 | 9
The unmanned test flight brings NASA one step closer to being able to launch its own crewed missions again.
Mars once had a vast underground lake system
3-1-2019 | 7
Evidence of an ancient interconnected subterranean groundwater system has been discovered on Mars.
Forget FarOut: FarFarOut has been discovered
2-26-2019 | 13
The discoverer of the most distant known object in our solar system has now found an even more distant one.
World's first private moon mission launches
VIDEO 2-24-2019 | 19
Israel is set to join China, Russia and the US as the fourth nation to achieve a controlled lunar landing.
Earth's atmosphere extends beyond the Moon
2-24-2019 | 3
A new study has revealed that our planet's atmosphere extends further in to space than was previously believed.
Hayabusa2 probe touches down on asteroid
2-22-2019 | 17
The successful landing follows on from the deployment of two small rovers back in September of last year.
New moon discovered in our solar system
VIDEO 2-21-2019 | 2
Scientists have successfully identified an entirely new moon in orbit around the gas giant Neptune.
Space harpoon snags space junk in orbit
VIDEO 2-17-2019 | 2
A spacecraft has successfully demonstrated how a harpoon can be used to clean up Earth's orbit.
New mission to explore origins of the cosmos
VIDEO 2-16-2019 | 0
NASA is planning to launch a new near-infrared space observatory that will collect data on 300 million galaxies.
NASA's Opportunity rover is officially dead
2-14-2019 | 19
The rover's mission, which saw it trundle across the Martian surface for over 15 years, is now complete.
Mars One Ventures has been declared bankrupt
2-12-2019 | 10
The Dutch firm, which aimed to begin founding a human colony on Mars by 2025, has inevitably gone bust.
Bursts of light detected in Earth's atmosphere
2-12-2019 | 4
A Russian satellite has picked up mysterious 'explosions of light' in our planet's upper atmosphere.
Curiosity captures breathtaking panorama
VIDEO 2-11-2019 | 7
A panoramic image taken from the slopes of Mount Sharp has revealed the Martian landscape in remarkable detail.
Ultima Thule may actually be pancake-shaped
VIDEO 2-10-2019 | 3
The mysterious object visited by New Horizons at New Year has turned out to be much flatter than expected.
NASA is planning to 'go to the Moon to stay'
2-9-2019 | 12
The space agency is currently seeking partners to develop reusable lunar landing vehicles.
The Milky Way galaxy is 'warped and twisted'
VIDEO 2-6-2019 | 8
A new study by a team of scientists in China has revealed that our galaxy is actually buckled at the edges.
Super blood wolf moon impact mystery solved
VIDEO 2-3-2019 | 9
An intriguing flash of light was captured on camera during the blood moon event that occurred last month.
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