Pluto Mysteries Deepen
New images point to complicated geologyA new set of images released by NASA after its New Horizons spacecraft which made a flyby
Pluto Starts Showing its – still fuzzy – Face
Polar cap on dwarf planet? On the last stretch of a voyage which has already exceeded nine years and 5 billion kilometers, NASA’s
None Ever Seen Like This!
570 billion times brighter than the Sun... A source of light which emerged billions of years ago on the sky in not fully
Philae Silence Dashes Hopes
Optimism evaporates as host comet nears Sun...The optimistic expectations, triggered by a message on June 13 from the long-dormant lander Philae which
Philae Wakes up
“Hello Earth, can you hear me?” The lander Philae, which the European Space Agency (ESA) put on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko last
Mountainous Pluto, Cracked Charon
Stunning features point to unknown geological processes...NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft which skimmed past Pluto just 12.500 km above its surface on July
Milky Way Black Hole Remains on Fast
Milky Way black hole remains on fast With up to 400 billion stars in recent estimates, our Milky Way galaxy plays in the
NASA Mines Public Wisdom for Journey to Mars
“Invites ideas facilitating permanent human settlement of the Red Planet...Planning a manned mission to Mars in 2030s, NASA has announced a challenge
Misfit Planet
Scientists struggle to explain the properties and behaviour of a planet discovered by the Kepler spacecraft shortly before it was relieved of