Doomed comet spotted near the sun during the April 8 total solar eclipse

Doomed SOHO-5008 (lower left). Credit: NASA/ESA/SOHO A surprise appearance of a new comet made the April…

Simulated microgravity affects sleep and physiological rhythms, study finds

Protocol of the study. Each campaign was divided in three segments: Baseline Data Collection (BDC, 14…

Eclipse projects shed new light on solar corona

This high-res processed image of the April 8 eclipse shows the Sun’s corona, its outermost atmosphere,…

Cosmic rays, space weather and larger questions about the universe

The new technology developed by Georgia State researchers is used for studying both space and terrestrial…

NASA’s Voyager 1 resumes sending engineering updates to Earth

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is depicted in this artist’s concept traveling through interstellar space, or the…

Astrophysics research advances understanding of how gamma-ray bursts produce light

Artist concept of a jet of particles piercing a star as it collapses into a black…

European Space Agency adds 5 new astronauts in only fourth class since 1978. Over 20,000 applied

From left, Rosemary Cooga of Britain, Sophie Adenot of France, Raphael Liegeois of Belgium, Pablo Alvarez…

Radiating exoplanet discovered in ‘perfect tidal storm’

Artist’s illustration of HD 104067 b, which is the outermost exoplanet in the HD 104067 system,…

Look to deadly Venus to find life in the universe, new paper argues

This lithograph features images of Venus from the Pioneer Venus, Magellan, TRACE, and Venus Express missions.…

Computer model helps support theory of asteroid Kamo’oalewa as ejecta from the moon

The location and topography of lunar crater Giordano Bruno. Left is a map of the lunar…