super/collider

Mars

we don't often show nipples on super/collider, but it's not often that an internationally-renowned artist simultaneously exhibits two shows based on photographs of porn stars and the surface of Mars

hypergiants

lurking out beyond our solar system are millions upon millions of much bigger stars – including hypergiants like VY Canis Majoris

astronomy, feature on home page, publishing, space, super/weeklyChris Hatherill10 February 2012astronomy, space, starsComment

score

a rare meteorite sample that could help unravel the mysteries of Mars has been acquired by the Natural History Museum in London

astronomy, chemistry, feature on home page, geology, publishing, spaceAbby Schlageter8 February 2012meteorites, Natural History Museum, spaceComment

death from above

somewhere, far out the airless void of space, a massive piece of icy rock is cruising silently through space, bound for earth

astronomy, feature on home page, publishing, space, super/weeklyChris Hatherill9 January 20122012, asteroids, Dazed and Confused, spaceComment