The primary tool in the search for exo-Earths may return to service. Recently the second of four reaction wheels failed…
Category: Astronomy
Magnetic Poles of Sun about to flip, Solar Max Near
(NASA) According to recent measurements the magnetic field of the Sun is about to change indicating were very near the…
Hubble Sees Fireball After Gamma Ray Burst
(NASA) – The Hubble Space Telescope recently provided the strongest evidence yet that short-duration gamma ray bursts are produced by…
New IRIS Space Telescope Shows Sun Up Close
The IRIS Telescope was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on June 27, 2013 on a mission to study the…
New Image of Comet ISON from Hubble
The sun-approaching Comet ISON floats against a seemingly infinite backdrop of numerous galaxies and a handful of foreground stars. The…
Planet Hunter Kepler Starts Tests on Road to Recovery
The most prolific planet hunter in history recently suffered a serious blow when the second of four reaction wheels failed…
New Images of Earth from Cassini at Saturn
We reported on June 18th that NASA had planned to take images of Earth from Cassini as it orbits Saturn,…
NASA’S HUBBLE FINDS NEW NEPTUNE MOON
(Source NASA) -Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a new moon orbiting the distant blue-green planet Neptune, the 14th known to…
