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  1. Subaru Telescope - All About Space

    Juno Update: Jupiter results intensify as spacecraft heads for Great Red Spot As Juno approaches the king of the Solar System again, Earth-based telescopes have been observing the prominent storm …

  2. Students identify the foundations for massive stars

    Jul 26, 2018 · Theories about how much gas and time it takes to make a star like our Sun can be proven through observations, because each stage of a Sun-like star’s life — from the collapse of gas clouds …

  3. Hubble spots two dwarfs entering a city of galaxies

    Hubble’s sharp vision helped the astronomers confirm that two of them, Pisces A and B, are dwarf galaxies. The Hubble telescope is aptly suited to study nearby, dim dwarf galaxies because its sharp …

  4. Astronomers find Haumea’s lunar system to be smaller than expected

    May 17, 2016 · The other known KBO dwarf planets, Eris and Makemake, have a medium and tiny moon, respectively. Makemake’s moon was discovered in April. An artist’s impression of dwarf planet …

  5. lander - All About Space

    The Ganymede Lander would launch along with the European Space Agency’s Juipter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft in 2022, arriving at Jupiter around 2030 after using gravitational assists …

  6. Christmas - spaceanswers.com

    Christmas wish list: Telescopes, books and accessories for astronomers With the holiday season just around the corner, All About Space selects the space gifts sure to delight any fan of the universe

  7. Astronomers solve mystery of super-faint galaxies

    Nov 29, 2016 · Over the last year, researchers have observed some very faint, diffuse galaxies. The galaxies are as faint as dwarf galaxies, but are distributed over an area just as large as the Milky …

  8. Gas Giants - spaceanswers.com

    Famous exoplanet’s doppelgänger found Gas giant beta Pictoris b has been heavily studied since 2009, but now its identical twin has been spotted orbiting two brown dwarf stars

  9. Have a tour of exoplanets thanks to NASA’s new multimedia experiences

    Feb 6, 2019 · This Exoplanet Travel Bureau poster illustration shows futuristic explorers gliding in a protective bubble over the red-hot landscape of the exoplanet 55 Cancri e. Image credit: NASA/JPL …

  10. first year - spaceanswers.com

    An interactive timeline of Curiosity’s first year on Mars 12 months on from one of the most ambitious landings ever attempted, we take a look back at what NASA’s rover has been up to on the Red Planet.