Rosetta spacecraft has taken a new image of the comet 67P/ Churyumov – Gerasimenko that reveals 18 pits in its northern hemisphere. These pits are clustered in a few regions of the comet. Scientists...
In this interview, Mark Gee, a self-taught astrophotographer and award winning artist, speaks about the art of Astrophotography. His most famous video is Full Moon Silhouettes, which is, in fact, a real time video...
Tonight, we can observe the closest conjunction of Venus and Jupiter since May 17th, 2000. On June 30th, they will make the tightest conjunction, which can resemble a double star in the night sky....
Pluto has fascinated scientists for years. Its distance, its orbit, strange moon Charon, and other bodies that surround it, intrigue scientists and finally caused them to launch the New Horizons spacecraft 9 and a...
In July’s night sky, we can observe Venus and Jupiter as the evening stars, right after the sunset on the western sky. On July 18th, the crescent moon will join to these two bright...
Beta Pictoris is one of the planets with a debris disk, full of ice and rocks of various shapes and sizes, 63 light-years away from the Earth. Erika Nesvold and Marc Kuchner, astrophysicists, found...
Researchers have explored scientific data and detected deposits of glass on Mars that have been formed by meteorite impacts. These deposits, called ‘impact glass’, can carry the signs of ancient life on the Red...
This video presents a list of 10 strangest planets in the cosmos. The list begins with the planet J1407-B, which is known as the planet with greatest rings in our Universe. Its two rings...
Dark matter baffles scientists for so long. They still do not know what dark matter really is. In this video, Jeremy Schnittman, an astrophysicist from NASA use computer simulation to explain what happens when...
This video represents a compilation of time-lapse videos taken from International Space Station in 4K. We can see the night city lights above Europe, Northern lights, and the Milky Way rising above the Earth.
Saturn’s Earth-like moon, Titan, is known for its numerous lakes and seas, detected by NASA/ESA’s Cassini spacecraft. They are filled with liquid methane and ethane, and some of them fill and vapor by the...
After the discovery of the mysterious bright spots on Ceres, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has found a new gigantic pyramid as it approaches Ceres. The image of the cone structure on the surface of Ceres...
According to recent evidence, scientists believe that planet Venus has volcanoes that are still active. They have discovered four hotspots, where temperatures reach more than 1500 degrees Fahrenheit.
Rosetta’s lander Philae has woken up after being dormant for 7 months. It landed in a shadow which severley affected its solar panels but as it has got closer to the Sun no doubt...
A look at missions to Jupiter and it’s moon Europa. Could a liquid water ocean beneath the surface of Europa have the ingredients to support life? Here’s how NASA’s mission to Europa would find...
NASA engineer Kobie Boykins reveals what the Mars robots are telling us about the existence of life on the red planet. The Mars rovers Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity have sent back a tremendous amount...
Here is some information on China’s new space station and unmanned resupply vessels. At the end of the video the presenter mentions that China has signed a co-operation agreement with the European Space...
The heavier planetary landers of tomorrow will require much larger drag devices than any now in use to slow them down — and those next-generation drag devices will need to be deployed at higher...
