BBC “Stargazing” Viewer Discovers an Exoplanet
Members of the public are being asked to join the hunt for nearby planets that could support life. Volunteers can go to the Planethunters website to…
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A New View of the Eagle Nebula as Never Seen Before
In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope’s ‘Pillars of Creation’ image of the Eagle Nebula became one of the most iconic images of the 20th century. Now,…
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The High Frequency Instrument on ESA’s Planck mission has completed its survey of the remnant light from the Big Bang. The sensor ran out of coolant…
Read the articleChandra X-Ray Observatory Finds Largest Galaxy Cluster in the Early Universe
An exceptional galaxy cluster, the largest seen in the distant universe, has been found using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the National Science Foundation-funded Atacama Cosmology…
Read the articleFarthest Protocluster of Galaxies Ever Seen Spotted by Hubble
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered a cluster of galaxies in the initial stages of development. It is the most distant such grouping ever…
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Preview of 2012 European Space Agency Missions
This video presents the key events in 2012 for the European Space Agency (ESA). André Kuipers continues his PromISSe mission aboard the International Space Station until…
Read the articleRossi X-Ray Timing Explorer Completes Mission Operations
After 16 years in space, NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) has made its last observation. The satellite provided unprecedented views into the extreme environments around…
Read the articleKeep an Eye Out for the Quadrantid Meteor Shower Tonight
The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Wednesday morning, Jan. 4th, when Earth passes through a narrow stream of debris from a comet thought to have…
Read the articleNASA’s Twin Grail Spacecraft Reunite in Lunar Orbit
The second of NASA’s two Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft has successfully completed its planned main engine burn and is now in lunar orbit.…
Read the articleNASA’s First GRAIL Spacecraft Enters Moon Orbit
The first of two NASA spacecraft to study the moon in unprecedented detail has entered lunar orbit. NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL)-A spacecraft successfully…
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