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News of the latest adventures into space, and plans of upcoming explorations across the stars.
Pluto’s ‘icy heart’ weighs heavily on the small planet
Ever since its discovery by the NASA New Horizons team in 2015, Pluto's 'icy heart', a bright, two-lobed feature on…
NASA discover planet of ‘EPIC’ proportions
Astronomers have detected a so-called 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet transiting a distant sun-like star located some 1,800…
Harwin sponsors successful Space Concordia teams
The hi-rel connector and SMT board hardware manufacturer, Harwin, has announced its sponsorship of Space Concordia,…
Scientists study the supernova that started it all
About 4.6 billion years ago, a cloud of gas and dust that eventually formed our solar system was disturbed. The…
Free-flying weather satellite mission winds down
NASA scientists and engineers launched RapidScat toward the orbiting International Space Station, 250 miles above…
Putting Einstein’s speed of light theory to the test
Einstein observed that the speed of light remains the same in any situation, and this meant that space and time…
Space breakfast bars help keep weight on and off
While crew members aboard the International Space Station can choose from approximately 200 items for their meals…
New stars found in the core of the Milky Way
A new family of stars in the core of the Milky Way Galaxy has been discovered, which provides new insights into the…
Snow White and the growing body of dwarf galaxies
Heigh ho! heigh ho!
A team of researchers, led by University of California, Riverside astronomers, found for the…
If the weatherman says it’s raining…he’s probably right
The most advanced weather satellite ever built rocketed into space Saturday night, part of an $11bn effort to…