Novos números primos gigantes são anunciados Concurso quer premiar interessados em descobrir um número primo com pelo menos 10 milhões de dÃgitos por John...
O longo reinado dos dinossauros teria sido mero acaso? Pesquisadores acreditam que o longo período de milhões de anos que os dinossauros dominaram todo o...
Extremófilos sobrevivem às condições adversas do espaço Criaturas minúsculas conhecidas como “ursos d’água†sobrevivem com sucesso nos habitats...
Nasa prevê impacto de meteoro na Terra daqui a 876 anos Publicidadeda Folha OnlineAstrônomos da Nasa (agência espacial norte-americana) prevêem que um...
Para acessar o covite abra o anexo Abraços José Geraldo Mattos Skype: geraldomattos1 ___________________________________________ Universidade Federal de...
Milky Way’s mammoth stars resolved by HubbleBY DR EMILY BALDWIN ASTRONOMY NOW Posted: 27 November, 2008 Two of our Galaxy's most massive stars have been...
Supernova time travel to a 16th century explosionSUBARU TELESCOPE FACILITY NEWS RELEASEPosted: December 3, 2008 When a person looks up into the nighttime sky,...
Cientistas descobrem glaciares ocultos em latitudes médias de Marte2008-11-21 Visão de artista de glaciares em Marte. Crédito: NASA/JPL. De acordo com novas...
The First Interstellar Comet? For generations astronomers have wondered whether all comets originated here in our solar system, or if any of them may have come...
Alinhamento faz Lua "sorrir" no céu do hemisfério sul Foto de Martin Cooper, de Bangcoc O alinhamento de Vênus e Júpiter com a Lua criou o efeito do...
Meteorite field found in Saskatchewan A shower of space rocks over Canada has solar system researchers buzzing, and we have pictures from the scene. Michael E....
Head-sized Meteorite Found From Canadian Fireball Written by Nancy Atkinson The 13 kg meteorite is roughly the size of a human head. Bruce McCurdy, Edmonton...
A New Type of Comet? And Where Did It Come From? Written by Nancy Atkinson Comet 96P/Machholz 1. Credit: WikipediaAll comets are about the same, right? Not...
Swift Detects X-Ray Emissions from Comets Written by Ian O'Neill Things appeared to get a little strange in the field of X-ray astronomy when the NASA/ESA...
NASA prepares for unprecedented mission to Jupiter The spacecraft will be the first to be placed in the giant planet's polar orbit. Provided by Jet Propulsion...
This Week's Where In The Universe Challenge Written by Nancy Atkinson Are you ready for another Where In The Universe Challenge? Take a look at the image above...
Who Listens For Phoenix? Written by Nancy Atkinson If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Phoenix. Credit:...
Wilkins Ice Shelf in Danger Written by Nancy Atkinson Wilkins Ice Shelf, Credits: A. Humbert, Münster University, Germany (based on ESA Envisat images)Recent...
Brown Dwarfs Form Like Stars Written by Nancy Atkinson This artist's conception shows the brown dwarf ISO-Oph 102.Credit: ASIAABrown dwarfs are an interesting...
World 'must tackle space threat' By Julian Siddle Science reporter, BBC News Scientists say asteroids can be deflected to stop them hitting the Earth The...
The Games We Play December 01, 2008 Mars scientists used images from the Mars Exploration Rovers to help them with their recent simulation "games" for the Mars...
Venus comes to life at wavelengths invisible to human eyes New images provide insight into Venus' atmosphere. Provided by ESA Venus Monitoring Camera image...
Invisible Lights on Mars Mapped By SPACE.com staffposted: 02 December 200808:35 am ET Mars' ultraviolet auroral lights have been mapped for the first time. The...
Blast from the past The movements of planets and seasonal variations to the constellations have been relatively the same for thousands of years. What if the...
Planet Found Orbiting Puffed-Up Star By Jeanna BrynerSenior Writerposted: 01 December 200808:20 am ET A planet outside of the solar system has been discovered...
Holiday Glitter With Omega Centauri Written by Nancy Atkinson If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Omega...
Dawn glides into New Year As planned, mission controllers shut down the spacecraft's propulsion system November 20. Provided by Jet Propulsion Laboratory Dawn...
New simulation gives Jupiter double-sized core BY DR EMILY BALDWIN ASTRONOMY NOW Posted: 28 November, 2008 New computer simulations, conducted at the scale of...
Jets on the moon Enceladus: Are they wet or just wild? NASA/JPL NEWS RELEASEPosted: December 2, 2008 Scientists continue to search for the cause of the geysers...
