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Free-Floating Planets in the Milky Way Outnumber Stars by Factors of Thousands: Life-Bearing Planets May Exist in Vast Numbers
May 10, 2012 — Researchers say life-bearing planets may exist in vast numbers in the space between stars in the Milky ... > full story -
Ultra-Cool Companion Helps Reveal Giant Planets
May 10, 2012 — Astronomers have found a brown dwarf that is more than 99% hydrogen and helium. Described as ultra-cool, it has a temperature of just 400 degrees Celsius and its discovery could be a key step forward ... > full story -
NASA Conducts Tests on Orion Service Module
May 9, 2012 — Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center are testing parts of the Orion service module to ensure the spacecraft can withstand the harsh realities of deep space ... > full story -
NASA Spacecraft Detects Changes in Martian Sand Dunes
May 9, 2012 — NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed that movement in sand dune fields on the Red Planet occurs on a surprisingly large scale, about the same as in dune fields on Earth. This is unexpected ... > full storyMore: -
Opportunity Rolling Again After Fifth Mars Winter
May 9, 2012 — With its daily supply of solar energy increasing, NASA's durable Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has driven off the sunward-tilted outcrop, called Greeley Haven, where it worked during its fifth ... > full story -
Overfed Black Holes Shut Down Galactic Star-Making
May 9, 2012 — The Herschel Space Observatory has shown galaxies with the most powerful, active black holes at their cores produce fewer stars than galaxies with less active black holes. The results are the first ... > full story -
ESA Declares End of Mission for Envisat
May 9, 2012 — Just weeks after celebrating its tenth year in orbit, communication with the Envisat satellite was suddenly lost on 8 April. Following rigorous attempts to re-establish contact and the investigation ... > full story -
VISTA Views a Vast Ball of Stars
May 9, 2012 — A new image of Messier 55 from ESO's VISTA infrared survey telescope shows tens of thousands of stars crowded together like a swarm of bees. Besides being packed into a relatively small space, these ... > full story -
NASA's Spitzer Sees the Light of Alien 'Super-Earth'
May 8, 2012 — NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light emanating from a "super-Earth" planet beyond our solar system for the first time. While the planet is not habitable, the detection is a historic step ... > full story -
Is a New Form of Life Really So Alien?
May 8, 2012 — The idea of discovering a new form of life has not only excited astronomers and astrobiologists for decades, but also the wider public. The notion that we are the only example of a successful life ... > full story -
New Insight Into Atomic Nuclei May Explain How Supernovas Formed Elements Crucial to Humankind
May 8, 2012 — New insight into the behaviour of atomic nuclei may explain how gigantic star explosions, or supernovas, have formed the elements that are crucial to ... > full story -
Looking for Earths by Looking for Jupiters
May 7, 2012 — In the search for Earth-like planets, it is helpful to look for clues and patterns that can help scientist narrow down the types of systems where potentially habitable planets are likely to be ... > full storyMore:
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