Archive for 2014

Huge Cloud on Saturn's Moon Titan Is Made of Toxic Cyanide

The giant swirling cloud on Saturn's largest moon Titan is seen here in two images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. At left is a...

A nearby star is not acting its age, thanks to the influence of a massive exoplanet. The close-orbiting alien planet, known as WASP-18...

A newly discovered planet nicknamed "Earth's cousin" has just been found 490 light-years from Earth. The planet, cal...

Spectacular Night Sky Photos for April 2014 (Stargazing Gallery) US Air Force Launches DMSP-19 Military Weather Satellite (Photos...

This false-color mosaic show's Saturn's moon Titan as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which recently spotted waves in t...

Humanity's long-held dream of putting boots on Mars may become reality soon. A number of organizations, both public and p...

A better understanding of the asteroid belt has revealed just how dynamic the solar system was in its early days, a new study reports...

The dwarf planet Ceres releases water vapour from two locations, scientists say Water spewing from icy volcanoes or ice patches ...