United Arab Emirates publishes first photo from Mars probe
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates on Sunday published the first image for its Mars probe nowContinue Reading
Tag: Planets
High schoolers discover four planets orbiting nearby star
These teens just had their star turn. Two Massachusetts high schoolers are getting praised for making a major astronomical discoveryContinue Reading
Scientists find a strange signal coming from our closest neighboring star
Astronomers have encountered a mystery surprisingly close to Earth. The Guardian and Scientific American have learned that Breakthrough Listen astronomers using the Parkes telescope in AustraliaContinue Reading
‘Great conjunction’ of Jupiter and Saturn will form a ‘Christmas Star’ on the winter solstice
Jupiter and Saturn will have their closest encounter in almost 400 years on the solstice (Dec. 21). On the last solstice ofContinue Reading
Jupiter’s moon Europa glows in the dark, scientists say
The glow could help scientists determine if a subsurface ocean on Europa is a good place to look for life.Continue Reading
Mars to shine bright during October ‘opposition’
Mars is putting on quite a show for skywatchers this month. For most of October, Mars will be brighter inContinue Reading
TOM CRUISE CLEARED FOR LIFTOFF TO SPACE STATION… Gets Launch Date!!!
Most Hollywood types say, “Let’s do lunch” … but for Tom Cruise, it’s “Let’s do LAUNCH” — and now he knows whenContinue Reading
‘Biggest bang since the Big Bang’: Scientists detect collision of huge black holes
Black holes are getting stranger — even to astronomers. They’ve now detected the signal from a long ago violent collisionContinue Reading
