The Jupiter Satellite, Juno, has snapped up an awesome photo of the Earth-Moon system. The real quality of this photo is its rarity. And Carl Sagan already told us how to interpret these!

Now, we know of a planet, about the size of Jupiter, which reflects just 1% of the incident of its sun, making it the darkest object known to man. The temperature of the planet is just off the scales!

The largest solar flare this solar cycle has been observed today. It was big enough to blackout many high-frequency communication channels on the sunlit side of the Earth. The Solar cycle will culminate in another 2 years.

Strong evidence of flowing salt water has been found on Mars. This just increases the possibility of existence of life manifold.

The early Earth might have had two moons, the smaller of which had collided with the larger one, forming the moon we see today. Had the Earth been habitable, full moon nights would have been so much more romantic.

Molecular Oxygen has been discovered by the Hershel Telescope in the Orion Nebula. Till now, only atomic oxygen had been known! How did the discovery happen? And no, it doesn’t say anything about the existence of life!

After the end of the space shuttle era, private players like SpaceX, will get the golden opportunity to make their mark in space. SpaceX plans a docking with the ISS in December this year.

NASA’s satellite for the Jupiter mission, Juno, will be launched from Cape Canaveral on 5th August. Find out more about the space craft and the mission

Using data from the Chandra X-Ray Telescope, scientists at Alabama University have calculated the mass of a black hole in a nearby galaxy. The mass is equal to a staggering 2 Billion Suns!

A small asteroid has been discovered which shares its orbit with Earth.

The official announcement for the landing site for the next Mars Rover has been made by NASA and it is Gale Crater.

NASA’s space shuttle program finally ends tomorrow with the final landing of Atlantis. Does the future of manned space flight lie in the hands of private companies, like SpaceX?

A new fourth moon of Pluto has been discovered, thanks to Hubble.

The new Mars Rover Curiosity will land in one of two places selected by NASA with the final announcement coming on Friday.

Russia launched a giant radio telescope that is set to be the largest telescope ever built. Its resolution will leave Hubble way behind.