Astronomers take a fresh look at Vega
Old friend The star Vega is at least two hundred million years older than previously thought, according to a new study.
For thousands of year
Probes to smash into lunar mountain
Mission's end A pair of robotic space probes circling the Moon to reveal what is inside will plunge into the lunar surface tomorrow, a planned - albe
Microquasar found feeding in Andromeda
Clear view A microquasar produced by a black hole feeding on a star, has been detected in a nearby galaxy for the first time.
The discovery,
Hubble spies galaxies from baby universe
Baby universe Astronomers have found seven galaxies that formed relatively soon after the universe's birth some 13.7 billion years ago, describing th
US, North Korea launch space missions
Secret missions North Korea has successfully launched a rocket into orbit, the same day the US Air Force's secretive X-37B spacecraft returned to spa
Lizards 'nearly wiped out' with dinosaurs
Massive extinction Contrary to previous understanding, lizards and snakes were nearly wiped out along with the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, say re
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