Space, Astronomy and Planetary Science News
Could Information Escape from Black Holes?
Posted on August 11, 2011 at 04:04:41 pm
New research by scientists at the University of York gives a fresh perspective on the physics of black holes
Sun Emits an X-Class Flare
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 12:17:47 am
Solar flares are giant explosions on the sun that send energy, light and high speed particles into space. These flares are often associated with solar magnetic storms known as coronal mass ejections
NASA Spacecraft Data Suggest Water Flowing on Mars
Posted on August 04, 2011 at 03:08:10 pm
Observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed possible flowing water during the warmest months on Mars
Is Our Universe Inside a Bubble?
Posted on August 04, 2011 at 10:03:08 am
The theory that our universe is contained inside a bubble, and that multiple alternative universes exist inside their own bubbles -- making up the 'multiverse' -- is, for the first time, being tested by physicists.
'Big Splat' On Moon's Mountainous Far Side
Posted on August 04, 2011 at 10:00:13 am
The mountainous region on the far side of the moon, known as the lunar farside highlands, may be the solid remains of a collision with a smaller companion moon,
Chandra Sees Gas Flowing Toward Black Hole
Posted on July 29, 2011 at 09:03:11 am
The flow of hot gas toward a black hole has been clearly imaged for the first time in X-rays
Volcanic Complex On Moon's Far Side
Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:57:07 am
Analysis of new images of a curious "hot spot" on the far side of the Moon reveal it to be a small volcanic province created by the upwelling of silicic magma
Astronomers Discover Largest and Most Distant Reservoir of Water Yet
Posted on July 23, 2011 at 08:51:21 am
Water really is everywhere. Two teams of astronomers, each led by scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), have discovered the largest and farthest reservoir of water ever detected in the universe
Exoplanet Aurora: An Out-Of-This-World Sight
Posted on July 23, 2011 at 08:46:51 am
New research shows that aurorae on distant "hot Jupiters" could be 100-1000 times brighter than Earthly aurorae
Strange Kink in Milky Way Discovered
Posted on July 20, 2011 at 12:54:00 am
New observations from the Herschel Space Observatory show a bizarre, twisted ring of dense gas at the center of our Milky Way galaxy














