An artist’s impression of 10 hot Jupiter worlds featured in the largest spectroscopic catalogue of exoplanet atmospheres to scale with one another. The cloudy atmospheres of such planets may hide signals of water, scientists say.Credit: NASA/ESA Cloudy skies on sweltering Jupiter-size worlds seem to be hiding signs of water from curious eyes. A recent survey […]
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has been in Saturn orbit for over a decade and it has seen the whole spectrum of ringed planet delights. But there are few views in Saturnian orbit that are more satisfying than seeing two or more moons in the same frame — particularly when they align . PHOTO: Cassini Watches Enceladus Fizz into […]
The first official trailer for next year’s “Star Trek: Beyond” shows the fan-beloved starship Enterprise on the verge of breaking up while going through a dense asteroid field. “We’ve got no ship. No crew. How are we going to get out of this one?” Capt. James T. Kirk (played by Chris Pine) asks in the […]
Twenty years after saving Earth from an alien invasion, it looks like Independence Day’s David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) is going to have to help us again. A menacing alien ship looms in scenes from the first trailer of “Independence Day: Resurgence,” as narration (taken from the first film) promises to make the American holiday a liberation […]
Replay: ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and commander Yuri Malenchenko heading to the International Space Station To source
This story was updated at 3:30 p.m. EST. Two experienced fliers and a space newbie — the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station — launched spaceward on a Russian rocket today (Dec. 15) to begin a six-month science mission on the laboratory in orbit. Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (top), NASA astronaut Tim […]
ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and commander Yuri Malenchenko were launched into space at 11:03 GMT (12:03 CET) To source
Imagine being confronted with half a tonne or more of metal and composite structures, electronics boxes and solar panels – an unwanted satellite. And then being handed a blowtorch and told to melt it into vapour. To source
Scientists are learning more about how the upper atmosphere and ionosphere affect space satellites as well as communications and navigation here on Earth, thanks to new data from a U.S. Air Force satellite that recently completed a more than seven-year mission. To source
Scientists are learning more about how the upper atmosphere and ionosphere affect space satellites as well as communications and navigation here on Earth, thanks to new data from a U.S. Air Force satellite that recently completed a more than seven-year mission. To source
A Russian Soyuz rocket stands atop its launchpad at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan ahead of the Dec. 15, 2015 launch of the Expedition 46 crew to the International Space Station.Credit: RSC Energia Three new crewmembers will launch to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft early Tuesday (Dec. 15), and you can watch the liftoff […]
Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction. Credit: 20th Century Fox […]
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