RSSArchive for June, 2010

Cosmic watercolour

Cosmic watercolour

Starbirth region is a delicate mix of colours, masking a cauldron of infant stars.

Amazing NASA video

Amazing NASA video

Watch the Earth roll by in this video of our planet as seen from the Space Station.

Super-organics found in space

Super-organics found in space

Molecule that forms “life chemicals” has been found in deep space.

Caspian Sea from orbit

Caspian Sea from orbit

World’s largest inland body of water, as seen by a NASA satellite

Rocket launch video

Rocket launch video

Ariane 5 mission launches two satellites on the same flight. Watch the video…

Supercomputer to boost Australian astronomy

Supercomputer to boost Australian astronomy

Computer games technology will simulate cosmic events up to 100 times better.

Pulsars aren’t perfect

Pulsars aren’t perfect

Magnetic flips could explain why these strange stars behave in weird ways.

Volcano at the end of the world

Volcano at the end of the world

2,500-metre-high stratovolcano at the tip of South America

Comet probe pays visit to Earth

Comet probe pays visit to Earth

EPOXI makes Sunday fly-by of Earth to pick up speed for comet encounter

Was Venus once habitable?

Was Venus once habitable?

Venus and Earth are completely different today, but was it always that way?