Space news
Mystery of bright spot that appeared on Uranus
A bright spot that appeared on Uranus has caused a flurry of excitement among amateur astronomers, but what has happened to it is a puzzle.
Frozen super-Earth is discovered orbiting one of closest stars
Astronomers have discovered a planet resembling a giant, frozen Earth circling Barnard’s Star, one of the closest stars to the Sun.
New Horizons team designs a return mission to Pluto
The science team behind NASA’s spectacularly successful New Horizons mission to Pluto has come up with plans to return to the remote world.
Draconid meteor shower delights with high numbers of faint meteors
The Draconid meteor shower delighted seasoned observers last night with an unexpected burst in activity lasting several hours.
Astronomers discover first alien exomoon in another star system
Astronomers believe they have made the first discovery of a moon orbiting a planet in another star system.
Remote icy wanderer the Goblin is new evidence for undiscovered Planet X
A team of astronomers claims to have compelling new evidence that a planet, larger than the Earth, lies undiscovered in our Solar System.
See Comet Giacobini-Zinner with binoculars during close encounter with Earth
Comet Giacobini-Zinner has become bright enough to be seen with binoculars in a dark sky as it makes one of its closest recorded approaches to Earth.
Orbiting spacecraft discovers a lake of liquid water on Mars
Space scientists have, for the first time, discovered a lake of liquid water on Mars, raising hopes of martian life.
Early Moon could have been home to life, says new study
A new study claims that there could have been life on the Moon in the distant past. Scientists say the lunar surface was habitable at two stages in the Moon’s history.
First clear image of a new planet orbiting a distant star
Astronomers have taken the first confirmed photo of a newborn planet in the act of forming around a very young star.
Fears for NASA Mars rover as Opportunity sits out dust storm
NASA’s veteran Mars rover Opportunity is facing a major threat to its future after a huge dust storm blew up on the Red Planet.
NASA’s Curiosity finds tantalising clues to life on Mars
NASA has discovered fresh evidence that conditions were once ideal for life on Mars – along with clues that martian organisms might still be alive today.
