'Morse code' pattern covers sand dune on Mars
7-12-2016 |
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A peculiar landscape of dots and dashes has been picked up by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
New dwarf planet discovered beyond Neptune
7-12-2016 | 5
Astronomers have identified a previously unknown dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the solar system.
Virgin Galactic set to resume test flights
VIDEO 7-11-2016 | 12
Richard Branson's fledgling space tourism firm is about to begin test flights of its new SpaceShipTwo.
Big Bang may have actually been a Big Bounce
7-10-2016 | 28
A new study has added weight to the idea that the universe may cycle between expansion and contraction.
Distant water clouds detected for first time
7-9-2016 | 4
Scientists have identified water clouds around a brown dwarf star that is 7.2 light years from the Earth.
Astronomers find distant planet with 3 suns
VIDEO 7-8-2016 | 10
The newly discovered exoplanet experiences days lasting up to 140 Earth-years thanks to its trio of suns.
Juno probe enters into orbit around Jupiter
7-5-2016 | 60
NASA's Juno spacecraft has successfully reached its destination after a journey spanning five years.
China completes world's largest telescope
VIDEO 7-4-2016 | 27
The massive 500-meter dish will be used to help scientists hunt for signs of extraterrestrial life.
Vegetables grown on Mars should be edible
6-24-2016 | 4
Dutch scientists have replicated the soil on Mars to demonstrate that vegetables can be grown there.
What happened to all the water on Venus ?
6-21-2016 | 7
Scientists have been investigating where all the water in the atmosphere of Venus disappeared to.
Three ISS astronauts have returned to Earth
VIDEO 6-19-2016 | 5
Tim Peake, Tim Kopra and Yuri Malenchenko touched down safely aboard their Soyuz capsule on Saturday.
Gravitational waves detected a second time
VIDEO 6-18-2016 | 6
Scientists have announced that they have picked up gravitational waves from two colliding black holes.
Mysterious 'alien' space rock discovered
6-16-2016 | 6
A 470 million-year-old meteorite has turned out to be quite unlike any that have been found before.
'10 planets or more' within our solar system
6-15-2016 | 6
A Cambridge scientist maintains that there may be far more planets in the solar system than we realize.
New 'Tatooine' planet is largest ever found
6-14-2016 | 2
Astronomers have revealed the discovery of a Jupiter-sized exoplanet in a distant binary star system.
Can asteroids be turned in to spaceships ?
6-11-2016 | 16
NASA is funding a new concept that could equip small asteroids with 3D-printed propulsion systems.
Juno probe is less than a month from Jupiter
6-10-2016 | 26
NASA's latest interplanetary spacecraft will be entering in to orbit around Jupiter on July 4th.
Supermassive black hole found feeding on gas
6-9-2016 | 4
Astronomers have caught their first-ever glimpse of a supermassive black hole feeding on cold gas clouds.
Mars One applicants now whittled down to 100
6-7-2016 | 41
The final 100 candidates for the controversial Mars One mission are set to undergo more rigorous tests.
The universe is expanding faster than thought
6-3-2016 | 73
New research has revealed that the universe is expanding up to 9% faster than previously believed.
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