October 28, 2015 Oxygen discovered on Rosetta comet, stunning scientists Scientists say they have for the first time detected oxygen on a comet, a finding that could upend theories about how the solar system was formed.
October 28, 2015 NASA's Cassini spacecraft to make flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is expected to make a flyby of Saturn’s moon Enceladus Wednesday, passing through the moon’s plume of icy spray in a search for signs of life in its oceans.
October 27, 2015 Mysterious space object set to enter Earth's atmosphere next month A mysterious piece of space junk dubbed WT1190F will enter Earth’s atmosphere on Friday Nov. 13, scientists say, plunging into the Indian Ocean about 62 miles off the coast of Sri Lanka.
October 26, 2015 Comet Lovejoy appears to be a well-stocked bar in space The famous comet has been found to be releasing huge amounts of alcohol as well as a type of sugar in space, according to NASA. This marks the first time that ethyl alcohol, the same type found in alcoholic beverages, has been observed in a comet.
October 23, 2015 NASA gets shot of Pluto's smallest moon Pluto’s family portrait is complete after NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft snapped shots of its smallest moon Kerberos.
October 22, 2015 Search for intelligent aliens near bizarre dimming star has begun The search for signs of life in a mysterious star system hypothesized to potentially harbor an "alien megastructure" is now underway
October 22, 2015 Massive radio telescope probes sky for black holes, Milky Way The Arizona Radio Observatory's newly acquired 40-foot dish is probing far into the sky, and bringing new light to galaxies far, far away. The massively powerful radio telescope can detect galaxy matter other telescopes miss.
October 22, 2015 NASA to launch 3D printer into space to help supply astronauts NASA is preparing to launch a 3D printer into space next year, a toaster-sized game changer that greatly reduces the need for astronauts to load up with every tool, spare part or supply they might ever need.
October 22, 2015 Town in Norway builds giant mirrors to avoid 5 months of darkness Every year, from September to March, this town is cast in perpetual darkness. Now, engineers will place three heliostatic mirrors – each measuring 538 square feet – on the faces of the mountains surrounding the town.
October 22, 2015 World's first mission to the Moon's South Pole announced The world’s first mission to the South Pole of the Moon was announced Thursday, opening up the possibility that the public will be able to access images from the moon online.
