The finding alters the understanding of Venus' atmosphere that has prevailed for decades.
Data fortuitously collected by NASA’s MESSENGER mission reveals a surge in nitrogen concentrations 45 kilometers above the surface of Venus, demonstrating that the planet’s atmosphere is not...
More than 10,000 people spent twenty years developing this Hubble successor.
For the past 31 years the Hubble Space Telescope has been an invaluably versatile observation platform for astronomers but it’s begun showing its age of late. Last serviced in...
It's a strange tale of two hemispheres.
New research shows the Pacific hemisphere is losing heat faster than the African hemisphere.
The heat is from Earth’s molten interior, which causes continental drift.
Landmass traps more heat than seafloor surface, indicating a...
Several strange phenomena have made some believe that the only natural satellite on Earth is in fact a kind of large spacecraft. It is true that it may seem crazy, however, the large number of videos that show UFOs...
This new notion was proposed by the Russian website Pravadu.ru, which claims to have discovered the images below, which were obtained by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft not long ago.
As you can see in these photos, what looks...
In the heart of Mars’ canyon system called Valles Marineris, the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has detected significant amounts of water. Measuring more than 2,500 miles in length, Valles Marineris stretches out nearly a quarter of the planet’s circumference around the...
(Note: photo above is not the one on Mars.)
Have you seen the photograph of what looks like a flying saucer that skidded across the surface of Mars before embedding itself in a pile of dirt? You haven’t? Take a...
A vast system of canyons that dramatically scars the face of Mars could be harboring reserves of hidden water.
An unusually high quantity of hydrogen has been detected in the heart of the 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles) of canyons known as Valles...
A new model of star formation supports the theory that most, if not all, stars are born in a litter with at least one sibling.
Our own star at the center of the Solar System is most likely no exception,...
For fans of astrophotography, Kevin M. Gill needs no introduction. Even if you’re not up on the latest astronomical news and developments, chances are you’ve still seen some of his images over the years. From beautiful artist renditions to...
