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Astronaut Rosemary Coogan on overcoming the temptation to ‘swim’ in microgravity
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 47 minutes agoShe said: “I have always wanted to be an astronaut and I feel so incredibly lucky...
Scientists find one of the oldest stars in the universe in a galaxy right next to ours
LiveScience· 8 hours agoScientists have identified one of the oldest known stars outside the Milky Way. The discovery,...
A collision with something the size of Arizona could have formed half of Pluto's 'heart'
Astronomy Magazine· 3 hours agoNASA released images of Pluto in 2015 taken by the New Horizons spacecraft, many were captivated by...
On this day in history, April 25, 1990, Hubble Space Telescope placed in orbit by Space Shuttle...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoThe Hubble Space Telescope, proclaimed by NASA to be the most significant advance in astronomy since...
‘The announcement we’ve found alien life could be just a couple of years away’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 hours ago“Generally, when I’m on a plane, if I tell somebody that I search for life on planets around other...
Stellar detectives find suspect for incredibly powerful 'superflares'
SPACE.com· 2 hours agoBut we should really be grateful that we doesn't exist around a star that erupts with so-called...
How many stars die in the Milky Way each year?
Astronomy Magazine· 4 hours agoThis pathway to stellar death is trod about once every two years in our galaxy. For stars more than eight times heavier than our Sun, death becomes...
Galactic Centers Might Experience A Traffic Jam Of Black Holes
IFLScience· 47 minutes agoAt the center of almost every galaxy, there is a supermassive black hole. Most of the enormous...
Potential new worlds rescued by citizens of Earth! Early results of people-powered astronomy project...
Newswise· 12 hours agoPlanet Hunters NGTS was set up in 2021 in the hope of uncovering new exoplanets by engaging...
Rockets, robots and more at UH astronomy open house
KHON 2 Honolulu· 4 days agoCalling all space fanatics! It’s time to deep dive into orbit with the University of Hawaii’s Astronomy Open House.