Space

HAT-P-11b: Smallest Exoplanet With Water Vapor Found

Astronomers have discovered clear skies and steamy water vapor on a planet known as HAT-P-11b- outside our solar system. HAT-P-11b is about the size of Neptune, making it the smallest exoplanet ever on which water vapor has been detected. HAT-P-11b is a s ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2014 - 12:14pm

DDO 68: A Galaxy Of Deception

The nice thing about telescopes is that we can look back in time- light that is reaching us now may have originated a few hundred million years after the Big Bang, which means astronomers can view the universe as it was when it was much younger. But somet ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2014 - 11:00am

Water On Earth Is Older Than The Sun

It's no surprise that water was crucial to the formation of life on Earth. What may surprise you is that water on earth is older than the sun itself. Identifying the original source of Earth's water is key to understanding how life-fostering env ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 27 2014 - 6:07pm

New Kind Of Organic Molecule Found In Milky Way’s Interstellar Medium

Surprises in the dark. Credit: NASA GSFC, CC BY By Rene Breton, University of Southampton ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 25 2014 - 3:00pm

Humans Will Walk on Mars by 2030, Says Former ISRO Chief

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Blog Post - Tomasz Nowakowski - Sep 28 2014 - 5:18pm

The Origin Of Neptune And Uranus

A team of researchers has proposed a solution to the problematic chemical composition of Neptune and Uranus, perhaps providing clues for understanding their formation. Uranus and Neptune, which post-Pluto are considered the outermost planets in the Solar S ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2014 - 1:00pm

OGLE-ing the Magellanic System: Polish Astronomers Discover Young Stellar Bridge in the Magellanic Clouds

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Blog Post - Tomasz Nowakowski - Oct 1 2014 - 6:32pm

The Most Metal-Poor Stars in the Galactic Bulge Found

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Blog Post - Tomasz Nowakowski - Oct 2 2014 - 6:23pm

Meet 2014 OL339, Earth’s New Quasi-Moon

Astronomers have discovered an asteroid called 2014 OL339, that is the latest quasi-satellite of Earth – a space rock that orbits the sun but is close enough to Earth to look like a companion. Our planet has one permanently bound satellite- the Moon, but ...

Article - Tomasz Nowakowski - Oct 5 2014 - 11:42am

Scientist Unveils Seismo-Ionospheric Effects of the ‘Chelyabinsk’ Meteorite Fall