Twenty years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope snapped one of its most iconic images ever. The three towering columns of gas bathed in the light of hot,… Read more “Hubble Revisits an Icon”
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Cassini probe shoots through Saturn’s rings
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has successfully executed its daring dive through the 1,500-mile-wide gap between Saturn and its rings, the first time a man-made object has navigated through… Read more “Cassini probe shoots through Saturn’s rings”
A new 9th planet
An unseen planet may be hiding in the outskirts of our solar system. Planetary scientists have just projected its existence based on oddities in the orbits of… Read more “A new 9th planet”
Brightest-ever supernova
Scientists may have spotted the most powerful supernova ever seen, some 3.8 billion light years away in deep space. Named ASASSN-15lh, it looks like a huge ball… Read more “Brightest-ever supernova”
Listen to the music of the planets
Ask most people to hum some music from the planets and they’ll probably regale you with a few bars of Holst. But thanks to NASA’s two… Read more “Listen to the music of the planets”
Retouching Magic on NASA’s Apollo Photos
Space fanatics went wild earlier this week after thousands of unprocessed photos from NASA’s Apollo missions were uploaded to Flickr. thousands of unprocessed photos from NASA’s Apollo… Read more “Retouching Magic on NASA’s Apollo Photos”
