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…
The Discovery of a powerful Black Hole Hurricane
Twenty-eight thousand light years away from Earth, towards the centre of the Milky Way, an unexpectedly mighty hurricane blows around a tiny black hole.
Some orbits are more popular than others
In young solar systems some orbits are more popular than others. Such behaviour results in planet pile-ups and deserts.
Young galaxy cluster found
Astronomers have discovered the most distant example of a galaxy cluster.
Thickest parts of Arctic ice cap melting faster
NASA scientists reveal that the oldest, thickest sea ice is disappearing at a faster rate than the younger and thinner ice.
