A Spat Over the Search for Killer Asteroids

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A former Microsoft technologist questions NASA’s efforts to identify space rocks and their proximity to Earth.
via New York Times

Astronomers confirm faintest early-universe galaxy ever seen

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Scientists have detected and confirmed the faintest early-universe galaxy ever, using the W. M. Keck Observatory on the summit on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The team detected the galaxy as it was 13 billion years ago.
via Science Daily
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'Fresh' lunar craters discovered

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Scientists have discovered two geologically young craters -- one 16 million, the other between 75 and 420 million, years old -- in the Moon's darkest regions.
via Science Daily
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Jupiter blasted by 6.5 fireball impacts per year on average

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Jupiter is hit by an average of 6.5 objects per year that create impacts large enough to be visible from Earth, according to preliminary results from a worldwide campaign by amateur astronomers to observe the giant planet.
via Science Daily
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Are mystery Mars plumes caused by space weather?

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Mysterious high-rise clouds seen appearing suddenly in the martian atmosphere on a handful of occasions may be linked to space weather, say Mars Express scientists.

via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Are_mystery_Mars_plumes_caused_by_space_weather

Inside a Daya Bay Antineutrino Detector

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Little fox’s starry heart

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Space science image of the week: An infrared view inside a distant star nursery has revealed a surprising amount of structure in the cloud
via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/05/The_Little_Fox_and_the_Giant_Stars