May 2, 2016 Astronaut sees huge winter storm from space (Photos) The monster winter storm that dumped loads of snow on the northeastern United States on Monday and Tuesday (Jan. 26 and 27) looked pretty beastly from 250 miles above the planet.
May 2, 2016 Space probe launched to study northern lights NASA and Utah State University successfully launched a probe into the northern lights early on Wednesday.
May 2, 2016 NASA marks space disaster anniversaries with day of remembrance NASA is honoring its fallen astronauts with a special day of remembrance Wednesday.
May 2, 2016 Found! 5 ancient alien planets nearly as old as the universe Five rocky alien worlds that are 80 percent as old as the universe itself have been discovered, suggesting that Earth-size planets have been a feature of the Milky Way galaxy almost since its beginning.
May 2, 2016 They want to believe: UFO hunters plan database to track sightings An investigative organization has kick-started the creation of a worldwide UFO database, which will allow people around the globe to report their supposed extraterrestrial encounters.
May 2, 2016 Mountain-size asteroid to fly by Earth: How NASA will watch A mountain-size asteroid will zoom past Earth Monday.
May 2, 2016 CU-Boulder pitches telescope that could image at higher-res than Hubble It looks like the Hubble Space Telescope could have some competition. Researchers at the University of Colorado will update NASA this week on the Aragoscope, their space telescope concept that could potentially provide images that are up to 1,000 times sharper than those from Hubble, according to a CU-Boulder press release.
May 2, 2016 Mysterious radio signal from space caught live for first time Astronomers in Australia have picked up an “alien” radio signal from space for the first time as it occurred.
May 2, 2016 Heart nebula's cloudy core glows in amateur photo Stunning cosmic clouds and stars are captured in this image of Melotte 15 showing the newborn star cluster in the core of the so-called Heart nebula.
May 2, 2016 Milky Way 'bones' could reveal secrets about our galaxy SEATTLE — Scientists are finding more evidence of a galactic "skeleton" lurking inside the appendages of the Milky Way, and studying these massive "bones" could help researchers get a better idea of what our galaxy looks like from the outside.
