Comet C/2019 Q4 gained a lot of attention when astronomers identified it as the second interstellar object ever discovered
Astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy
How big is the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) in Chile?
How does the future optical/near-infrared telescope match up against the world’s grandest sights
Solar System
This comet might be from interstellar space. Here’s how we could find out
Comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) could be the second confirmed interstellar object, however astronomers will have much more time to examine it
Deep Space
The water vapour find on ‘habitable’ exoplanet K2-18 b is exciting — but it’s no Earth twin
But who says the confirmation of alien life will come on Earth 2.0?
Space Exploration
Long after historic flybys, NASA’s New Horizons is still pioneering science in the Kuiper Belt
The spacecraft made historic flybys of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt Object Ultima Thule, but there is still more to offer
Solar System
It wasn’t just an asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, there was also a tsunami
This catastrophic event wiped out 76 percent of all life on Earth 66 million years ago
Solar System
Titan’s lakes are actually ancient explosion craters
It is likely that when nitrogen trapped in the moon’s surface was heated into vapour form, it caused an explosion
Space Exploration
Made In Space to step up off-Earth production of valuable optical Fibre
A slightly bigger ZBLAN-manufacturing machine will be going up to the space station soon
Astronomy
NASA creates a clever “CGI Moon kit” animation
The CGI Moon kit was created from data taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Astronomy
The Event Horizon Telescope team wins “Oscar of Science”
The Breakthrough Prize Foundation awards those who have made an impressive contribution to the world of science
Space Exploration
Here’s where India’s Chandrayaan-2 will land near the Moon’s south pole (and why)
Chandrayaan-2 was placed into lunar orbit on 20 August 2019
Deep Space
NASA’s space observatory captures unusual event gone in a flash
Astronomers predict that a black hole or neutron star could be the cause for this dramatic event
Space Exploration
NASA’s record-breaking Parker Solar Probe aces third Sun flyby
Three down, 21 to go
Deep Space
Ground-based experiments reveal complex space-based carbon production
Unique experiments have shone a light on a new pathway for carbon chemistry to evolve in space
Space Exploration
Europe and the United States unite once again to conduct an asteroid deflection mission
The ESA/NASA mission will visit a near-Earth, double asteroid system known as Didymos
Solar System
Astronaut zooms in on ‘Category 5’ Hurricane Dorian from space station
See the monster storm from orbit
Solar System
Astronomers spot an asteroid in the process of switching colours
The asteroid is likely shedding reddish dust, revealing a fresh, blue surface beneath
Solar System
A telescope orbiting the Moon could spy one interstellar visitor per year
Such a mission would shed considerable light on our solar system’s population of interstellar objects
Deep Space
A new exoplanet-hunting instrument begins reaping the rewards
The ‘Alopeke instrument has deciphered an exoplanet mystery to reveal Kepler-13b’s true form
Astronomy
Two halves have unified to make the James Webb Space Telescope
This next-generation space telescope, due to launch in 2021, will detail our solar system and beyond into the cosmos