Polaris is still shining brightly, despite its mass loss
New research suggests that the North Star could disappear.
Black hole caught committing murder
Most homicide cases involve finding the murderer, but this is the first time NASA have been able to identify a stellar homicide victim.
Observing the Sun
The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch the Solar Orbiter mission in 2017. It will investigate the connections between the Sun and the heliosphere, the magnetic bubble that surrounds our solar system….
Tiny spherules reveal asteroid impact history
More asteroids hit Earth billion of years ago than we thought.
Red giants’ weight loss trick
These old stars don’t need diets, they use stellar winds to lose weight instead.
A view from above: Australian Outback
Astronaut and World Wide Fund for Nature ambassador André Kuipers took this picture of the Australian Outback in March 2012. It was release during Earth Hour to raise awareness about climate change.
A view from above: Melbourne
This image of the capital city of the state of Victoria was captured by astronaut André Kuipers from the International Space Station. Melbourne was founded in 1835, and today its metropolitan area is…
