Green comet: coming to an Earth near you
On February 24th, 2009, the greenest of comets makes its closest approach to Earth. Head out to the country that evening, as the dark skies will more than likely allow for a glimpse of this glowing...
View ArticleIs Earth unique? Kepler’s on the mission.
NASA is on the journey to launching it’s first mission to discover whether there are other Earth-size and smaller plants around other stars… and find, perhaps, more of us. Their challenge is to find...
View ArticleEarth-sized planet discovered
Recent discoveries by European scientists have found a planet outside our solar system similar to the size of Earth. Approximately 350 “exoplanets” have been previously discovered, but smaller planets,...
View ArticleOldest supernovae found
The two oldest supernovae known to humans have been found, according to new research found from the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. These supernovae, both estimated to be about...
View ArticleNASA cannot meet asteroid spotting goal, study
NASA has recently been charged with attempting to spot all Earth-threatening asteroids, but does not seem to have the money to back up the job. A US government report says this is because Congress...
View ArticleNew massive stars discovered
Astronomers have found the largest stars to date, including on that weighed more than 300 times the mass of the Sun at birth. This is twice as much as the current limit of 150 solar masses. And that...
View ArticleNewly found asteroid is Earth’s BFF
A team of astronomers have recently discovered an asteroid that has been following Earth around in the same motion about the Sun for at least 250,000 years. The team, from Armagh Observatory in...
View Article18 New Planets Confirmed
A team of astronomers have recently discovered eighteen new planets, the largest collection of planets around stars that are more massive than the sun.The research crew, hailing from California...
View ArticleGreener flying machines for NASA
NASA is hitting the drawing board for revamping their current aircrafts to make better fuel-driven machines to be built by the year 2025. Teams from The Boeing Company in Huntington Beach, California,...
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