On 16 May, a small object was discovered orbiting the Sun very near the Earth. Further analysis indicated that it could be a remnant of an old Soviet space mission.

Staff | 31 may 2010

The hottest planet known in our galaxy is doomed. Thanks to a new piece of technology installed on the Hubble Space Telescope called the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, astronomers have observed first hand how a star devours one of its orbiting planets.

Staff | 21 may 2010

Stars die with a huge bang, leading to what is known as a supernova. These stellar explosions release such an enormous amount of energy that, for a brief period of time, they become brighter than a galaxy made up of billions of stars. Now, a computer program has been designed to simulate a star’s violent demise.

A. R. | may 13 2010

The mass of a supernova rate exceeds what was believed to be their limit. These results will be published shortly in 'The Astrophysical Journal'.

A.R. | 19 march 2010