Speeding up research into the evolution of the solar system
In an attempt to obtain a comprehensive picture of the solar system's evolution in a much shorter time, mathematicians at the Computing Faculty of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) have developed new numerical methods which enable simulation calculations to be done faster and more accurately.
Posted: Apr 16th, 2013
Read moreUnderstanding how space turbulence works
Researcher conducts supercomputer simulations to learn impacts on Earth's magnetic field
Posted: Apr 16th, 2013
Read moreHawaii approves construction of the most powerful optical telescope on Earth
Friday marked another important step forward for the future of astronomical discovery and economic opportunity on Hawaii Island. The Hawaiian Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) announced that it has granted a permit to the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project to build and operate the next-generation observatory near the summit of Mauna Kea.
Posted: Apr 15th, 2013
Read moreGroundbreaking observational campaign of Saturn's auroras
University of Leicester planetary scientists have collaborated with an international team of researchers to organise the largest ever observational campaign of Saturn's auroras.
Posted: Apr 15th, 2013
Read moreCan one buy the right to name a planet? - The IAU responds to recent name-selling campaign
In the light of recent events, where the possibility of buying the rights to name exoplanets has been advertised, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) wishes to inform the public that such schemes have no bearing on the official naming process.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2013
Read moreTEXUS 50 - Anniversary for Germany's sounding rocket programme
It is the world's longest running rocket programme for conducting research in microgravity, and today it is celebrating an anniversary. Around 35 years after the launch of the first TEXUS mission in December 1977, the 50th TEXUS rocket was successfully launched into space from the Esrange Space Center near Kiruna in northern Sweden on 12 April 2013.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2013
Read moreNASA announces challenges for the 2013 International Space Apps Challenge
NASA and over 150 partner organizations worldwide will be hosting the International Space Apps Challenge on April 20-21, 2013. The International Space Apps Challenge is a technology development event during which citizens from around the world work together to solve challenges relevant to improving life on Earth and in space.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2013
Read moreNASA proposal to capture asteroid
NASA's FY2014 budget proposal includes a plan to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system where astronauts can visit and explore it.
Posted: Apr 12th, 2013
Read moreIce cloud heralds fall at Titan's south pole
An ice cloud taking shape over Titan's south pole is the latest sign that the change of seasons is setting off a cascade of radical changes in the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon. Made from an unknown ice, this type of cloud has long hung over Titan's north pole, where it is now fading, according to observations made by the Composite Infrared Spectrometer on NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
Posted: Apr 11th, 2013
Read moreNASA, Air Force seek next generation space processor program
NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory in Albuquerque, N.M., are requesting research and development proposals to define the type of spacecraft computing needed for future missions.
Posted: Apr 11th, 2013
Read moreExplosive crater twins on Mars
Dramatic underground explosions, perhaps involving ice, are responsible for the pits inside these two large martian impact craters, imaged by ESA's Mars Express on 4 January.
Posted: Apr 11th, 2013
Read moreAn improved mathematical method for simulating the evolution of the solar system
In order to improve a simulation designed to study the evolution of the solar system through time, numerical mathematical methods have been developed at the Computing Faculty of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Specifically, the methods proposed enable the simulation calculations to be done faster and more accurately.
Posted: Apr 11th, 2013
Read moreRetired star found with planets and debris disc
ESA's Herschel space observatory has provided the first images of a dust belt - produced by colliding comets or asteroids - orbiting a subgiant star known to host a planetary system.
Posted: Apr 10th, 2013
Read moreA ghostly green bubble
This intriguing new picture from ESO's Very Large Telescope shows the glowing green planetary nebula IC 1295 surrounding a dim and dying star located about 3300 light-years away in the constellation of Scutum (The Shield). This is the most detailed picture of this object ever taken.
Posted: Apr 10th, 2013
Read moreBoeing announces Phantom Phoenix family of small satellites
Boeing is developing a family of small satellite prototypes, called Phantom Phoenix, that can quickly and affordably be manufactured and configured for specific missions.
Posted: Apr 10th, 2013
Read moreMars Science Lab update: What remains of Mars' atmosphere is still dynamic
Mars has lost much of its original atmosphere, but what's left remains active, according to recent findings from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity that involve a University of Michigan researcher.
Posted: Apr 9th, 2013
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