Our moon was made by the Big Splash, an impact that we thought left iron deposits…
Author: New Scientist - Space
Weird tiny galaxies found hiding in Hubble’s Ultra Deep Field
We just found 72 new galaxies in one of the most studied areas of the sky.…
The usual way of hunting dark matter may be all wrong
If dark matter isn't heavy and interacts even weakly with normal matter, we should drag our…
No, aliens aren’t lurking on the International Space Station
History tells us that earthly contamination is by far the most likely explanation for “extraterrestrial” bacteria…
No, aliens aren’t lurking on the International Space Station
History tells us that earthly contamination is by far the most likely explanation for “extraterrestrial” bacteria…
Cuts likely for one of NASA’s next big space-based telescopes
NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope is crippled by rising costs. To get it off the…
Weird tiny galaxies found hiding in Hubble’s Ultra Deep Field
We just found 72 new galaxies in one of the most studied areas of the sky.…
Giant climate camera will watch how our planet changes
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite will take pictures of Earth to measure the temperatures of…
Mysterious gamma rays in Crab nebula traced to pulsar winds
Ultra-bright flashes in the Crab nebula have baffled astronomers, but they could result from winds created…
Mysterious gamma rays in Crab nebula traced to pulsar winds
Ultra-bright flashes in the Crab nebula have baffled astronomers, but they could result from winds created…