Skip to content
Skymania
  • News
  • Sky tonight
  • Astro guide
    • The Solar System
    • The Sun
    • The Moon
      • Observing the Moon
      • Apollo missions
        • The Apollo spacecraft
        • Apollo 7
        • Apollo 8
        • Apollo 9
        • Apollo 10
        • Apollo 11
        • Apollo 12
        • Apollo 13
        • Apollo 14
        • Apollo 15
        • Apollo 16
        • Apollo 17
    • The planets
      • Mercury
      • Venus
      • Mars
        • Find Mars
        • Mars in history
        • Missions to Mars
        • Search for life
        • Mars facts
      • Jupiter
      • Saturn
      • Uranus
      • Neptune
    • Asteroids
    • Comets
  • Telescope tips
    • Telescope topics
    • Choosing a telescope
    • Using a telescope
    • Buying as a gift
    • A telescope for a child
  • Blog
  • Subscribe

Space news

Super-Earth orbiting Barnard's Star

Frozen super-Earth is discovered orbiting one of closest stars

Astronomers have discovered a planet resembling a giant, frozen Earth circling Barnard’s Star, one of the closest stars to the Sun.

Pluto and Charon

New Horizons team designs a return mission to Pluto

The science team behind NASA’s spectacularly successful New Horizons mission to Pluto has come up with plans to return to the remote world.

Draconid meteor shower radiant

Draconid meteor shower delights with high numbers of faint meteors

The Draconid meteor shower delighted seasoned observers last night with an unexpected burst in activity lasting several hours.

Kepler-1625b exomoon

Astronomers discover first alien exomoon in another star system

Astronomers believe they have made the first discovery of a moon orbiting a planet in another star system.

Planet X

Remote icy wanderer the Goblin is new evidence for undiscovered Planet X

A team of astronomers claims to have compelling new evidence that a planet, larger than the Earth, lies undiscovered in our Solar System.

Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

See Comet Giacobini-Zinner with binoculars during close encounter with Earth

Comet Giacobini-Zinner has become bright enough to be seen with binoculars in a dark sky as it makes one of its closest recorded approaches to Earth.

Mars Express

Orbiting spacecraft discovers a lake of liquid water on Mars

Space scientists have, for the first time, discovered a lake of liquid water on Mars, raising hopes of martian life.

The Moon

Early Moon could have been home to life, says new study

A new study claims that there could have been life on the Moon in the distant past. Scientists say the lunar surface was habitable at two stages in the Moon’s history.

new planet forming

First clear image of a new planet orbiting a distant star

Astronomers have taken the first confirmed photo of a newborn planet in the act of forming around a very young star.

Mars dust storm. NASA

Fears for NASA Mars rover as Opportunity sits out dust storm

NASA’s veteran Mars rover Opportunity is facing a major threat to its future after a huge dust storm blew up on the Red Planet.

Curiosity selfie

NASA’s Curiosity finds tantalising clues to life on Mars

NASA has discovered fresh evidence that conditions were once ideal for life on Mars – along with clues that martian organisms might still be alive today.

Asteroid

Impacting asteroid spotted just hours before hitting Earth

A small impacting asteroid, 2018 LA, was discovered only eight hours before it hit the Earth, disintegrating in the atmosphere.

Post navigation
Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 Page2 Page3 … Page40 Next →

Buy a Moon clock or watch!

Full Moon
Full Moon Theme
by Fun Graphics
  • About Skymania
  • Contact us
  • Privacy policy
© 2021 Skymania • Built with GeneratePress