Space news stories
A comprehensive study of the Taurid meteor stream released last week confirms a central understanding of astronomer Dr. Bill Napier and the Comet Research Group, which was incorporated into the YDI hypothesis from the start in 2007
New techniques for spotting previously hidden planets could reveal whether there is life out there – or not.
The researchers are sure now they’ve sent the robot to a location that provides the best possible opportunity to find signs of ancient life.
In the beginning, there was … well, maybe there was no beginning. Perhaps our universe has always existed — and a new theory of quantum gravity reveals how that could work.
A pair of space scientists, one with the University of Antioquia, the other the University of Salento, has found evidence of a swarm of large asteroids hidden in the Taurid complex.
It’s a question that has puzzled observers for centuries: do the fantastic green and crimson light displays of the aurora borealis produce any discernible sound?
The findings are welcomed by supporters of cometary catastrophe theories from Earth’s history.
Paper found here: https://www.sciencedirect.com
On Friday, April 13, 2029, Earth will experience a dramatic close encounter with the asteroid 99942 Apophis
Astronomers analyzing 3D maps of the shapes and sizes of nearby molecular clouds have discovered a gigantic cavity in space.
In the 12th century, Chinese and Japanese astronomers spotted a new light in the sky shining as brightly as Saturn.
A new simulation of the universe is a map and a time machine rolled up into one.
Right now, a spacecraft is carrying a very special delivery to Earth after a years-long voyage to a cosmic destination that can shed light on how life might have first emerged on our planet and how we can protect it from future cosmic hazards.
Image from: asteroidmission.org (Wiki Commons)
Prof Paul Davies suggests viruses may form vital part of ecosystems on other planets.
It’s not quite a star, and it’s not quite a planet — but it’s soaring through the Milky Way, much closer than we thought.
Cambridge astronomers identify new hycean class of habitable exoplanets, which could accelerate search for life.
“We’re finding that there could be substantially more visitors,” say Harvard scientists