Hubble Proceeding with Full Search for New Horizons Targets
(NASA) – The Hubble Space Telescope has been given the go-ahead to conduct an intensive search for a suitable outer solar system object that the New Horizons (NH) spacecraft could…
Astronomers Confounded By Massive Rocky World
(NASA) – At the Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) a team of astronomers from Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) announced that they have discovered a new type of…
Orbiting Carbon Observatory Delayed, Launch July 2, 2014
Update July 1, The launch was delayed 24 hours due to an issue with the rocket. A 24 hour recycle time is needed and another attempt will be made on…
Nearby Super-Earth with the Right Temperature but Extreme Seasons
Gliese 832 c is the nearest best habitable world candidate so far (PHL @ UPR Arecibo) – An international team of astronomers, led by Robert A. Wittenmyer from UNSW Australia, report the discovery of…
Tour of Perseus from Chandra X-Ray Observatory – Video
(NASA) – A team of astronomers has used Chandra X-ray Observatory and XMM-Newton to study a large group of galaxy clusters with a surprising result.
NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover Marks First Martian Year
(NASA) – Mars Curiosity rover will complete a Martian year — 687 Earth days — on June 24, having accomplished the mission’s main goal of determining whether Mars once offered…
Mars Curiosity Rover takes Self Portrait
On Sol 32 (Sept. 7, 2012) the Curiosity rover used the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) located on its arm to obtain this self-portrait. The image shows the top of…
Mercury Passes in Front of the Sun, as Seen From Mars
(JPL) – This is the first transit of the sun by a planet observed from any planet other than Earth, and also the first imaging of Mercury from Mars. Mercury…
