New Nasa image shows how climate change has altered the face of the ‘Blue Marble’

The space agency has released a new image of Earth taken from its Deep Space Climate Observatory approximately 1.5 million km away.

Robert Poole, The Conversation

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Nick Pepin, The Conversation

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Oliver Gruner, The Conversation

· Feb 01, 2023 · 11:30 pm

Enormous collision in space leads astronomers to discover the most massive black hole yet

It merged with a smaller companion billions of years ago and emitted gravitational waves that were recently detected on earth.

Ilya Mandel, The Conversation

· Sep 04, 2020 · 11:30 pm

An asteroid just zipped past Earth and scientists barely noticed it in time

The pyramid-sized 2019 OK nearly hit Earth on July 25.

Michael JI Brown, The Conversation

· Jul 27, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Project Eagle: How Nasa and a top game studio built an interactive base on Mars

What will a human colony on the Red Planet look like in 2117? Art and science are collaborating to find out.

Paul Dean

· Apr 10, 2019 · 11:30 pm

‘The Cow’ explosion: How astronomers are cracking one of the greatest new mysteries of the sky

An odd event could be explained by a star being ripped apart by a black hole.

Paul M Kuin, The Conversation

· Jan 17, 2019 · 11:30 pm

How can we build a tower as high as outer space? The clue may lie in the human body

Proposals are circulating for a free-standing tower or ‘space elevator’, but structural integrity has proved to be a challenge.

Dan Popescu, Aeon

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Sean Sun, Aeon

· Sep 04, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Asteroid expected to pass near earth early on Saturday, says NASA

The NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey discovered it on February 4.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 09, 2018 · 06:30 pm

Why the 2017 solar eclipse is generating so much excitement in the US

The eclipse will be one of the most digitally recorded events ever.

Robert William Walsh, The Conversation

· Aug 12, 2017 · 11:30 pm

How beautiful is the universe? Watch these stunning views of Saturn from NASA’s spacecraft Cassini

The spacecraft will end 13 years of exploration by plunging into the planet.

Scroll Staff

· May 06, 2017 · 10:00 am

A chain of telescopes will to try to capture the first ever picture of the black hole in April

Black holes are regions of space inside which the pull of gravity is so strong that nothing – not even light – can escape.

Carole Mundell, The Conversation

· Mar 21, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Better than R-Day Parade: The sights and sounds from ISRO’s record launch in Sriharikota

The launch lasted just two minutes, yet it was an enthralling experience.

Pankti Mehta Kadakia

· Feb 15, 2017 · 05:33 pm

Get ready for the biggest ‘supermoon’ in nearly six decades

The full moon is stunning – it is larger than normal. Do make it a reason to embrace the darkness and have a look.

Chris North, The Conversation

· Nov 14, 2016 · 07:30 pm