Mars 2020 rover launch is NASA’s latest attempt to look for ancient life
NASA is heading back to the Red Planet. The agency is set to launch a new rover, a car-size robotic explorerContinue Reading
Tag: Planets
Spacecraft snaps closest pictures of sun, ‘campfires’ abound
A European and NASA spacecraft has snapped the closest pictures ever taken of the sun, revealing countless little “campfires” flaringContinue Reading
Multi-planet system around sunlike star photographed for the 1st time
For the first time ever, astronomers have directly imaged multiple planets orbiting a sun-like star. The European Southern Observatory’s Very LargeContinue Reading
The 2020 ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse occurs Sunday. Here’s how to watch online.
A “ring of fire” solar eclipse will briefly appear in parts of Africa and Asia this weekend, and if you aren’t outContinue Reading
Scientists found a secret in old Voyager 2 data. This is why we need to revisit Uranus and Neptune
Only one spacecraft has flown near Uranus and Neptune, the mysterious ice giant planets on the edge of our solarContinue Reading
Earth has a new mini-moon — but it’s only temporary
It’s not the moon, but you can call it mini-moon. Earth has captured a tiny object and pulled it intoContinue Reading
Potential super-Earth found orbiting the nearest star from our sun
In 2016, astronomers found a potentially habitable planet called Proxima b around the star Proxima Centauri, which is only 4.2Continue Reading
This ultra-massive black hole just broke a record
Much like stars and planets, black holes also fall into different categories. Astronomers have now spotted a record-breaking heavyweight blackContinue Reading
