09/24/2014 - 10:00
A gaseous exoplanet the size of Neptune has clear skies and steamy water vapor, according to a new study appearing in the journal
Nature. This is the smallest planet from which molecules of any kind have been detected.
09/22/2014 - 07:38
NASA’s study of the red planet’s upper atmosphere began in earnest Sept. 21, when a spacecraft entered the orbit of Mars.
08/28/2014 - 20:00
Charging forward with a plan to build a powerful rocket that will take mankind to Mars, NASA announced this week that its new Space Launch System had completed rigorous review and is advancing to the development stage.
08/06/2014 - 11:00
ZOMBIE STAR SPOTTED: A team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a star system that could have left behind a “zombie star” after an unusually weak supernova explosion.
07/24/2014 - 08:48
Astronomers looking for water vapor in the atmospheres of three planets have come up dry.