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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Why Pluto is still a planet and hundreds more lurk in the Solar System
The chief scientist on NASA’s New Horizons mission argues that Pluto is still a planet. And he believes there are hundreds of planets in the Solar System.
NASA’s TESS spacecraft will seek out Earth-like worlds around nearby stars
A NASA spacecraft is due to blast off on Monday, April 16th, 2018, to seek out Earth-like worlds and search for clues to alien life.
Missed! One of closest large asteroids on record flies by
Earth just narrowly escaped an impact by the closest large asteroid ever recorded. The space rock, which was up to 110 meters wide, shot by at half the distance of the Moon.
