Jupiter’s moon Ganymede
Though Chinese astronomical records claim that astronomer Gan De may have spotted a moon of Jupiter (probably Ganymede) with the naked eye as early as 365 BCE, Galileo [...]
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Weird star: Strange dips in brightness are a bit baffling.
The star is called KIC 8462852, and it’s one of more than a hundred thousand stars that was observed by NASA’s Kepler mission. Kepler stared at these stars, looking for [...]
Has the Kepler Space Telescope discovered an alien megastructure?
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope – has detected something that can’t be explained – and some are suggesting it has alien origins. Image Credit: NASA The recent [...]
Photographer Captures the ISS Flying Across the Face of the Moon
Amateur photographer Dylan O’Donnell recently captured this beautiful photograph of the International Space Station flying across the face of the moon over Australia. The [...]
Pluto’s Largest Moon Charon is a Gravity Bully
The orbits of Pluto’s four smaller moons are thrown out of kilter by the gravitational tug-of-war between Pluto and its largest moon Charon, a new study shows. The [...]