Astronomy - Page 107

NASA spacecraft discovers blue sky, red ice on Pluto

October 21, 2015

NASA spacecraft discovers blue sky, red ice on Pluto

The sky over Pluto may not be sunny, but it's undoubtedly blue.

Man with a vision: Quest for world's oldest telescopes takes curator to corners of the globe

October 21, 2015

Man with a vision: Quest for world's oldest telescopes takes curator to corners of the globe

You could say Marvin Bolt takes the long view.

NASA spots more planets out of solar system that may be like Earth

October 21, 2015

NASA spots more planets out of solar system that may be like Earth

Earth has a few more near-twin planets outside our solar system, tantalizing possibilities in the search for extraterrestrial life.

The biggest alien planet discoveries of 2014

October 21, 2015

The biggest alien planet discoveries of 2014

This past year was a banner one for the field of exoplanet science, with the tally of known alien worlds doubling to nearly 2,000 by the end of 2014.

Scientists ‘confident’ comet lander will wake up again

October 21, 2015

Scientists ‘confident’ comet lander will wake up again

Scientists are confident that the Philae comet probe, which went into ‘sleep mode’ on Saturday, will ‘wake up’ again when the comet nears the sun.

Scientists face agonizing wait on comet probe’s future

October 21, 2015

Scientists face agonizing wait on comet probe’s future

After making history Wednesday by landing the first probe on the surface of a comet, European Space Agency scientists now face an agonizing wait to find out whether the Philae lander will continue sending data from 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

'Ghost light' of long-dead stars haunt NASA's Hubble Telescope

October 21, 2015

'Ghost light' of long-dead stars haunt NASA's Hubble Telescope

NASA is adding a cosmic twist to Halloween with an unexpected find by the Hubble Space Telescope: eerie "ghost light" from the remains of a multi-galaxy massacre.

Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas is weird inside

October 21, 2015

Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas is weird inside

There's something strange going on below the surface of Saturn's Death Star-looking moon Mimas, a new study suggests.

Black hole gas guzzler may explain weird superbright X-rays

October 21, 2015

Black hole gas guzzler may explain weird superbright X-rays

A black hole is eating a star faster than scientists had thought was possible, and it's unleashing unusually bright X-ray signals that may help scientists understand a group of weird, superbright objects in deep space.

How viewing Earth as an exoplanet can help search for alien life

October 21, 2015

How viewing Earth as an exoplanet can help search for alien life

An extraterrestrial spacecraft lurking in a satellite's orbit near Earth would be able to see city lights and pollution in our atmosphere.