astronomy
Fresh evidence for how water reached Earth found in asteroid debris
Posted in Science on 10th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Water delivery via asteroids or comets is likely taking place in many other planetary systems, just as it happened on Earth.
Pluto may have ice cap at pole
Posted in Science on 30th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Pluto may have a polar ice cap. This is the prospect revealed in the latest images to come down from the New Horizons spacecraft.
The search for more Earth-like planets ramps up
Posted in Science on 27th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
A new collaboration aims to bring separate telescopes together into a family, united by the single goal of seeking habitable worlds.
Most powerful space telescope ever to launch in 2018
Posted in Science on 22nd Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
As the Hubble Telescope celebrates 25 years in space this week, NASA is building an even more powerful tool to look deeper into the universe than ever before.
NASA assembles unprecedented scientific team to find out if we are all alone
Posted in Science on 22nd Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
NASA wants to find life outside the solar system and are launching an interdisciplinary effort to search for extraterrestrial life.