The MAVEN mission has identified the process that appears to have played a key role in the transition of the Martian climate from an early, warm and wet environment that…
More irregular dimming. Another Tabbi's Star? New research conducted by a team of astronomers, led by Simone Scaringi of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany, examines peculiar…
Gemini Planet Imager First Light! Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) was designed, built, and optimized for imaging faint planets next to bright stars and probing their atmospheres. It will also be…
Water found in stardust suggests life is universal Pockets of water have been detected in dust from our solar system – suggesting that life's ingredients may be spread across the…
ALMA Spots Supernova Dust Factory Striking new observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope capture, for the first time, the remains of a recent supernova brimming with freshly…
In sad news, Sir Bernard Lovell has passed away. Sir Bernard was the founder of the Jodrell Bank Observatory. More info here. Sir Bernard, who was born near Bristol and studied in…