Jan 10, 2014
A long-exposure Hubble Space Telescope image of massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744 (pictured here) is the deepest ever made of any cluster of galaxies. It shows some of the faintest and youngest galaxies ever detected in space. The immense gravity in Abell 2744 is...
Dec 10, 2013
NASA’s Curiosity rover is providing vital insight about Mars’ past and current environments that will aid plans for future robotic and human missions. In a little more than a year on the Red Planet, the mobile Mars Science Laboratory has determined the age...
Nov 27, 2013
As Comet ISON races towards the sun, scientists are watching to see if it will survive the journey to become a bright and beautiful feature in the northern skies, or if its 5,5-million year journey will end with it being pulled apart. The comet will pass within 730...
Oct 28, 2013
A loop high above Saturn by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft revealed this view of the golden-hued planet and its main rings. This natural-colour view – seen as human eyes would have seen it – shows off the differently coloured bands of weather at Saturn. A...
Sep 27, 2013
The first scoop of soil analysed by the analytical suite in the belly of NASA’s Curiosity rover reveals that fine materials on the surface of the planet contain several percent water by weight. The results were published today in Science as one article in a...
