Stuck Spirit finds more water clues
A robot rover that became trapped in martian soil has found signs of running water right under its nose, NASA … Continue reading
Month: October 2010
Comet may deliver firework show
A green comet that has been passing close to Earth this month, setting a challenging target for amateur astronomers, may be set to produce a meteor shower. The green cloud is from deadly cyanide gas but there is no danger.
Kepler logs violent starquakes
A powerful NASA space telescope has recorded massive “earthquakes” on thousands of distant stars. The starquakes, reported by the space … Continue reading
Small asteroid grazes the Earth
An amateur astronomer has captured the moment a small asteroid skimmed past the Earth yesterday, coming to within 46,000 km (29,000 miles) of us.
