astronomy

Pluto 'has slushy ocean' below surface

Posted in Science on 17th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Pluto may harbour a slushy water ocean beneath its most prominent surface feature, known as the "heart".

How to see biggest supermoon in almost 70 years

Posted in Science on 11th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

On 13/14 November, the moon will be very big and bright.

The crash that created our moon was crazier than we thought

Posted in Science on 3rd Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

New research potentially rewrites our modern ideas on the moon's origins.

Scientists Just Launched a Breakthrough Initiative to Find Intelligent Alien Life

Posted in Science on 16th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller

The FAST observatory will seek out extraterrestrial life with the world's largest radio telescopes.

The Daring Plan to Find the Next Earth Within a Decade

Posted in Science on 15th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller

Project Blue, an ambitious effort to discover Earth-like worlds around Alpha Centauri A or B, by building a small, space-based telescope capable of photographing them.