A bright burst of light on a comet being orbited by the Rosetta space probe was captured in images shared by the European Space Agency (ESA). The light show was apparently caused by a landslide. The dramatic flashes were recorded on Feb. 19 and accompanied by rising temperatures and sharp increases in dust, gas and plasma released from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The image above shows the bright burst of light on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko captured by the Rosetta space probe. Scientists believe...

Six scientists emerged Sunday from a dome in Hawaii, after completing a yearlong Mars simulation. The group, which lived in isolation in the dome on a Mauna Loa mountain for the entire year, could go outside the dome only while wearing spacesuits. Cyprien Verseux, a crew member from France, said the simulation shows a mission to Mars can succeed. "I can give you my personal impression which is that a mission to Mars in the close future is realistic. I...

Filmmakers hope to fund documentary about a group living in a dome in Hawaii for an entire year to simulate what life would be like on Mars. ...

At a Glance A team of scientists from the University of Reading say solar eclipses affect the weather."Eclipse winds" are the culprit behind the shift in weather. Solar eclipses tend to draw the attention of astronomers and civilians alike, but a recent study, which provides evidence that eclipses can affect the weather, may also be of interest to meteorologists. In the study, a team of meteorologists from the University of Reading . In addition to a reduction of the sun's...

Thick smoke rises in air after explosion on SpaceX launch site during a test firing. ...

Thick smoke rises in air after explosion on SpaceX launch site during a test firing ...

A first ever up-close look at Jupiter's north pole indicates a large blue area chock-full of powerful storm. Over the weekend, taken by its Juno spacecraft during its initial orbit around the"gas giant." For NASA’s astronomers, the images reveal a "hardly recognizable" picture of the largest planet in our solar system. “It’s bluer in color up there than other parts of the planet, and there are a lot of storms,” Scott Bolton, the principal investigator for Juno, said in the...

At a Glance The European Space Agency's Philae lander has finally been located after two years. The device was found wedged into a crack on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. After missing for two years, the European Space Agency’s Philae lander has finally been spotted wedged into a dark crack on a comet. Images taken by the OSIRIS narrow-angle camera , according to a release from the ESA. The black and white photos show the main body of the device, along with two...

With just a month left to go in Rosetta’s 2-year mission, the Philae Lander has finally been found. ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft managed to record the eerie sounds made by Jupiter’s auroras as it flew by the planet last month. Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari takes a listen. ...

NASA launches probe to chase down a potentially dangerous asteroid that could impact Earth. ...

Astronomers discovered icy cryovolcano on the dwarf planet Ceres, which orbits the sun in the asteroid belt. ...