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Earth has got a new 'moon'- here is what to expect
The Minor Planet Centre has just announced that the Earth has been orbited by a second moon for the past three years or so. But while excitement about the discovery is growing, it is important to keep in mind that this moon isn't as impressive as our main satellite.
February 26, 2020 Read more
Satellites for monitoring CO2 emissions
The European Space Agency ESA is working on the development of new satellites which will be able to determine CO2 emissions in the future.
February 25, 2020 Read more
Europlanet launches 10M Euro research infrastructure to support planetary science
Europlanet has launched a 10 million Euro project, the Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure, to provide open access to the world's largest collection of planetary simulation and analysis facilities, as well as a global network of small telescopes, data services, and community support activities.
February 25, 2020 Read more
Magnetic field at Martian surface ten times stronger than expected
New data gleaned from the magnetic sensor aboard NASA's InSight spacecraft is offering an unprecedented close-up of magnetic fields on Mars.
February 24, 2020 Read more
First bean harvest on Martian and lunar soil fertilised with human urine
The experiment is designed to research the possibilities of feeding future inhabitants of the moon or Mars with locally grown crops.
February 22, 2020 Read more
Stargazing with computers: What machine learning can teach us about the cosmos
Processing massive amounts of data quickly is a must for scientists in the Dark Energy Science Collaboration. Scientists need to know that the camera is pointing at exactly the right place and taking data correctly each time.
February 21, 2020 Read more
Beyond the brim, Sombrero Galaxy's halo suggests turbulent past
These latest Hubble observations of the Sombrero galaxy indicate only a tiny fraction of older, metal-poor stars in the halo, plus an unexpected abundance of metal-rich stars. Past major galaxy mergers are a possible explanation, though the stately Sombrero shows none of the messy evidence of a recent merger of massive galaxies.
February 21, 2020 Read more
Twisted radio beams in space reveal unique properties of black holes
An international research team that has detected twisted radio beams from the famous black hole in the M87 galaxy. The radiation discovered reveals unique properties of black holes.
February 21, 2020 Read more
How newborn stars prepare for the birth of planets
An international team of astronomers used two of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world to create more than three hundred images of planet-forming disks around very young stars in the Orion Clouds. These images reveal new details about the birthplaces of planets and the earliest stages of star formation.
February 20, 2020 Read more
Scientists develop an autonomous orbital greenhouse
Researchers have developed an orbital greenhouse, an autonomous module, which enables cultivating various plants in space.
February 20, 2020 Read more
Journey to the center of Mars
While NASA's InSight's seismometer has been patiently waiting for the next big marsquake to illuminate its interior and define its crust-mantle-core structure, two scientists have built a new compositional model for Mars.
February 20, 2020 Read more
18-hour year planet on edge of destruction
The 'hot Jupiter' orbits perilously close, to the point that it will be destroyed by the star. This research could shed light on how long a planet can orbit that close to a star before it spirals to its destruction.
February 20, 2020 Read more
How to deflect an asteroid
Engineers devise a decision map to identify the best mission type to deflect an incoming asteroid.
February 20, 2020 Read more
Simple, fuel-efficient rocket engine could enable cheaper, lighter spacecraft
A new type of engine - called a rotating detonation engine - promises to make rockets not only more fuel-efficient but also more lightweight and less complicated to construct. There is just one problem: Right now this engine is too unpredictable to be used in an actual rocket.
February 19, 2020 Read more
Scientists pioneer new way to study exoplanets
Astronomers observed radio waves that carry the distinct signatures of aurorae, caused by the interaction between a star's magnetic field and a planet in orbit around it.
February 18, 2020 Read more
Solar wind samples suggest new physics of massive solar ejections
A new study has helped refine understanding of the amount of hydrogen, helium and other elements present in violent outbursts from the Sun, and other types of solar wind, a stream of ionized atoms ejected from the Sun.
February 17, 2020 Read more
Study reveals details of 'golf ball asteroid'
A tilted orbit may explain the asteroid Pallas' highly cratered surface.
February 11, 2020 Read more
Distant giant planets form differently than 'failed stars'
Astronomers have probed the formation process of giant exoplanets and brown dwarfs by using a combination of direct imaging of these objects and custom software to model their orbits.
February 11, 2020 Read more