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Fast Neutral Hydrogen Detected Coming From The Moon
NASA's Interstellar Boundary
Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft
has made the first
observations of very fast
hydrogen atoms coming from
the moon, following decades
... > full story
Coolest Spacecraft Ever In Orbit Around L2 (-273 Degrees Celsius)
On July 2 the detectors of
Planck's High Frequency
Instrument reached their
amazingly low operational
temperature of -273°C,
... > full story
Super-energetic Bursts Discovered Near Giant Black Hole
Combining gamma-ray
telescopes with the
supersharp radio 'vision' of
the Very Long Baseline Array
showed astronomers the
location from which
... > full story
Return To The Moon: First Images Kick Off Mapping Mission
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance
Orbiter Camera has taken and
received its first images of
the Moon, kicking off the
year-long mapping mission of
Earth's nearest celestial n ... > full story
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New Class Of Pulsars Solve Mystery Of Previously Unidentified Gamma-ray Sources
July 3, 2009 — A new class of pulsars detected by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is solving the mystery of previously unidentified gamma-ray sources and helping scientists understand the mechanisms behind ... > full story -
Largest Ever Survey Of Very Distant Galaxy Clusters Completed
July 3, 2009 — Astronomers have completed the largest ever survey designed to find very distant clusters of galaxies. Named the Spitzer Adaptation of the Red-sequence Cluster Survey, "SpARCS" detects galaxy ... > full story -
Astronomers Discover Pair Of Solar Systems In The Making
July 2, 2009 — Astronomers have found a binary star-disk system in which each star is surrounded by the kind of dust disk that is frequently the precursor of a planetary ... > full story -
New Class Of Black Holes Discovered
July 2, 2009 — A new class of black hole, more than 500 times the mass of the Sun, has been discovered by an international team of ... > full story -
Dense Knots Of Cold Cosmic Dust -- Potential Birthplaces Of New Stars -- Discovered In Inner Regions Of The Milky Way
July 1, 2009 — Astronomers have unveiled an unprecedented new atlas of the inner regions of the Milky Way, our home galaxy, peppered with thousands of previously undiscovered dense knots of cold cosmic dust -- the ... > full story -
Intense Heat Killed The Universe's Would-be Galaxies, Researchers Say
July 1, 2009 — Millions of would-be galaxies failed to develop after being exposed to intense heat from the first stars and black holes formed in the early Universe, according to new research. Our Milky Way galaxy ... > full story -
First Direct Evidence Of Lightning On Mars Detected
July 1, 2009 — For the first time, direct evidence of lightning has been detected on Mars, say researchers who found signs of electrical discharges during dust storms on the Red ... > full story -
Mars Rover Yielding New Clues While Lodged In Martian Soil
June 28, 2009 — NASA's Mars rover Spirit, lodged in Martian soil that is causing traction trouble, is taking advantage of the situation by learning more about the Red Planet's environmental ... > full story -
Ulysses Hears The Siren's Song: End Of Mission To Chart Unexplored Regions Of Space
June 28, 2009 — Upon receipt of the last command from Earth, the transmitter on Ulysses will switch off on 30 June, bringing one of the most successful and longest missions in spaceflight history to an end. Ulysses, ... > full story -
International Space Hotel Envisioned
June 28, 2009 — Plans for a new international space hotel students have been unveiled by students this month as part of a project for their Masters degree. Students had to grapple with the challenges of designing ... > full story
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