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May 2, 2016

CU-Boulder pitches telescope that could image at higher-res than Hubble

It looks like the Hubble Space Telescope could have some competition. Researchers at the University of Colorado will update NASA this week on the Aragoscope, their space telescope concept that could potentially provide images that are up to 1,000 times sharper than those from Hubble, according to a CU-Boulder press release.

May 2, 2016

Mysterious radio signal from space caught live for first time

Astronomers in Australia have picked up an 鈥渁lien鈥� radio signal from space for the first time as it occurred.

May 2, 2016

Heart nebula's cloudy core glows in amateur photo

Stunning cosmic clouds and stars are captured in this image of Melotte 15 showing the newborn star cluster in the core of the so-called Heart nebula.

May 2, 2016

Milky Way 'bones' could reveal secrets about our galaxy

SEATTLE 鈥� Scientists are finding more evidence of a galactic "skeleton" lurking inside the appendages of the Milky Way, and studying these massive "bones" could help researchers get a better idea of what our galaxy looks like from the outside.

May 2, 2016

Earth can contaminate alien meteorites quickly, study shows

A team of scientists has published the results of an investigative survey into the Sutter's Mill meteorite that landed in California in 2012.

May 2, 2016

Sweet! Deep-space sugars may reveal clues about origins of life

Sugars may form in the types of ice found in deep space 鈥� a finding that could help to explain how comets and meteorites could have seeded the primordial Earth with key ingredients for life, researchers say.

May 2, 2016

Big asteroid to zoom by Earth on Jan. 26

A large asteroid about a third of a mile wide will zoom safely by Earth this month, and mark the planet's closest encounter with a space rock of its size until 2027.

May 2, 2016

Milky Way's monster black hole unleashes record-breaking X-ray flare

The giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy recently spit out the largest X-ray flare ever seen in that region, astronomers say.

May 2, 2016

Telescope captures stunning images of alien planets and young star

The world's most sensitive exoplanet imager has returned some amazing photos, as well as surprising results, just a year after opening its eyes.

May 2, 2016

Do Mars rover photos show potential signs of ancient life?

A careful study of images taken by the NASA rover Curiosity has revealed intriguing similarities between ancient sedimentary rocks on Mars and structures shaped by microbes on Earth.