Air And Space - Page 623

January 11, 2016

NASA will tackle asteroids with new Planetary Defense Office

We can all sleep more soundly tonight - NASA has opened a new office to track asteroids and comets that come too close to Earth.

January 8, 2016

Mysterious space balls crash-land in Vietnam

Vietnam is being bombarded with space balls, and we aren't talking about a rerelease of the 1987 Mel Brooks classic.

January 8, 2016

Scientists may have discovered remnants of the first stars

An ancient cloud of gas many billions of light years from Earth may contain the signature of the very first stars that formed in the Universe.

January 8, 2016

NASA's James Webb space telescope passes critical milestone

After years of budget woes and concerns about cost, the James Webb Space Telescope appears to be on track after NASA announced that a dozen of its eighteen mirror segments that make up the primary mirror have been installed.

January 6, 2016

Rare galaxy found with 2 black holes - one starved of stars

An astrophysicist has discovered something even rarer than a double-black hole galaxy: a skinny black hole.

January 5, 2016

Stargazers' delight: All five visible planets set to showcase

From Jan. 20 to Feb. 20, the five visible planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be simultaneously visible in the predawn and dawn sky.

January 5, 2016

Stunning Hubble image shows two galaxies merging

The Hubble space telescope has captured an incredible image of two galaxies merging.

December 30, 2015

Congress is pushing NASA to develop a deep space habitat by 2018

Though dust has hardly settled on NASA's triumphant budget increase doled out by members of Congress this month, the agency is already hard at work proving it deserves the extra funding.

December 25, 2015

Can you hear me now? British astronaut dials wrong number from space

British astronaut Tim Peake tweeted an apology on Christmas Day from the International Space Station after calling a wrong number.

December 24, 2015

I'm dreaming of a full moon for Christmas

For the first time in nearly 40 years, there will be a full moon on Christmas. It will hopefully satisfy holidaymakers in places like the Northeast, who are enduring a balmy holiday without any chance of snow.