Northern China is infamous for dust storms that can sometimes
choke Beijing in a yellow haze. A new satellite image shows one of
these storms from above.
The first few months of 2014 have certainly been active for
our nearest star and last night the sun unleashed another X-class flare
-- the most powerful type of solar flare.
For the first time, a Space Exploration Technologies’ Falcon 9
rocket successfully flew itself back to Earth for an experimental
touchdown at sea, company chief executive Elon Musk told reporters.
Astronomers are fascinated by exoplanets and the possibility
of life on these worlds. Should they also focus on exomoons? Ian O'Neill
from Discovery News explores the possibility of alien life and oceans
on the moons of other planets.
By now we should be used to Curiosity's "firsts," but it doesn't make them any less spectacular.
The Eta Aquarid shower is coming, but where do the meteors come from and how can we see them?
A robotic miniature space shuttle on a classified mission for
the U.S. Air Force marked its 500th day in orbit on Friday, with no
word about when and where the space plane will land.
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