‘Monster’ planet discovery challenges formation theory

A giant planet - the existence of which was previously thought extremely unlikely - has been…

Earth-grazer fireball with radio reflections recorded over New Mexico

An Earth-grazer fireball flew over New Mexico, US at 09:42 UTC (03:42 MDT) on October 25,…

Spitzer reveals ancient galaxies’ frenzied starmaking

A deep look back to the early universe by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed a…

Surprisingly erratic X-ray auroras discovered at Jupiter

ESA and NASA space telescopes have revealed that, unlike Earth’s polar lights, the intense auroras seen…

Asteroid 2017 UK8 flew past Earth at 0.59 LD, 10th this month within 1 LD

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 UK8 flew past Earth at 0.59 LD / 0.00151 AU…

Asteroid 2017 UL6 to flyby Earth at 0.16 LD

A newly discovered, very small asteroid designated 2017 UL6 will flyby Earth at 0.16 LD or…

Jets of ionospheric cold plasma discovered at the magnetopause

The Sun and Earth both produce powerful magnetic fields, and their intersection develops a complex system…

Sentinel-1 sees through hurricanes, helping predict its path

This year’s Atlantic hurricane season has been a harsh reminder of the grief and devastation brought…

First interstellar near-Earth object originating out of our solar system

Observations of a recently discovered near-Earth object currently designated A/2017 U1 suggest the object approached our…

Comet 96P/Machholz enters field view of LASCO coronagraphs

For the fifth time since SOHO launched in 1995, fascinating comet 96P/Machholz will be entering the…