Space

Ozone Hole Hasn't Begun to Heal Yet, Studies Show

More than 20 years after the Montreal Protocol introduced limits to the emission of ozone-depleting substances, the hole in the ozone layer has yet to heal.

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Water Vapor Found Venting off Europa

Water vapor detected near the south pole of Jupiter's moon Europa represents the strongest evidence yet of water plumes erupting off the surface of the space body long believed to possess an ocean beneath its icy surface.

Dec 11, 2013 11:20 AM EST

Mysterious 'Fingers' on Mars May Point Towards Salt Water Presence

Detailed observations near the equator on Mars, have revealed slender, finger-like markings - possibly due to salt water - that appear to expand down the slopes with the seasons.

Dec 11, 2013 02:54 AM EST

NASA's Juno Captures Earth-Moon Dancing [Video]

Latest video by NASA shows Earth and Moon waltzing around in space. The stunning images were taken by the Jupiter-bound spacecraft, Juno.

Dec 10, 2013 02:44 PM EST

Moon's Largest Crater May Serve as a Window into Lunar Interior

An analysis of the Moon's largest impact crater reveals a surprising diversity of minerals, suggesting the site may present a rare window into the Moon's inner contents as well as the satellite's past.

Dec 10, 2013 11:59 AM EST

New Device Reveals Secrets in Neighboring Starburst Galaxy

With the help of a new tool, researchers have uncovered new details of the starburst galaxy M82, including streamers of material escaping the galaxy's disk.

Lightweight membrane telescopes could help see a larger area of earth from space.

Dec 10, 2013 05:15 AM EST

DARPA's Ultra-Light, Foldable Satellites Can See 40 percent of Earth's Surface at Once [Video]

DARPA is designing satellites with telescopes made of ultra-thin, super-light, foldable membranes. These advanced telescopes could help in many fields, from weather forecasting, disaster management to spying on the enemy.

Dec 09, 2013 02:41 PM EST

Evidence of Ancient Martian Lake Clearest Sign Yet the Planet Once Boasted LIfe

Evidence Mars once hosted a freshwater lake marks the most convincing evidence yet the Red Planet sustained life at one point in its history, scientists announced Monday.

Dec 09, 2013 01:50 PM EST

NASA's IRIS Probe Captures Images of a Violent, Dynamic Sun

NASA's IRIS spacecraft, which was launched this summer in order to explore a not-well-observed part of the Sun known as the interface region, has produced some unprecedented images of the Sun, people involved with the project said Monday.

Dec 09, 2013 09:03 AM EST

Dust was Rare in Early Universe, Astronomers Say

Early universe might not be as dusty as previously believed, according to astronomers. The latest finding could mean that current theories on Universe formation need to be re-assessed.

Dec 09, 2013 02:26 AM EST

Moon Express Unveils Design for MX-1 Commercial Lunar Lander

Moon Express recently unveiled the MX-1 spacecraft design at the Autodesk University in Las Vegas.

Dec 07, 2013 12:06 PM EST

Curiosity Passes Yet Another Milestone, Firing its Laser for 100,000th Time

NASA announced Thursday that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover passed an important milestone late October when the probe shot its 100,000th laser, used to uncover what chemical elements are present in the rocks and soil it encounters.

Dec 05, 2013 04:51 PM EST

Newly Exploded Star Solves Old Riddles Surrounding Neutron Stars, Creates New Ones

Sifting through the wreckage of a newly exploded star, researchers from the University of Wisconsin, Madison uncovered a glowing nebula created when the star detonated.

Dec 05, 2013 04:15 PM EST

New Device Helps Unlock New Insights into Explosive Gamma-ray Bursts

Using a new, shoebox-sized device known as RINGO2, scientists successfully unlocked key details in the universe's brightest explosions: gamma-ray bursts (GRB).

Dec 05, 2013 03:52 PM EST

Massive Newfound Planet Defies Traditional Planetary Formation Theories

Astronomers form the University of Arizona have discovered a distant exoplanet with a set of characteristics so bizarre that they say it should not even exist.