Comet Q2 Lovejoy Loses Tail, Grows Another, Loses That One Too!
Maybe you've seen Comet Q2 Lovejoy. It's a big fuzzy ball in binoculars low in the southern sky in the…
Spectacular Earth Timelapse Video: Christmas Gift from Alexander Gerst’s 2014 ISS Voyage
http://youtu.be/lNwWOul4i9Y Video Caption: Watch the Earth roll by through the perspective of German astronaut Alexander Gerst in this 4K six-minute…
Making the Trip to Mars Cheaper and Easier: The Case for Ballistic Capture
When sending spacecraft to Mars, the current, preferred method involves shooting spacecraft towards Mars at full-speed, then performing a braking…
Student Team Wants to Terraform Mars Using Cyanobacteria
While scientists believe that at one time, billions of years ago, Mars had an atmosphere similar to Earth's and was…
How Many Stars Did It Take To Make Us?
You know the quote, we're made of stardust. Generation after generation of stars created the materials that make us up.…
Station Astronauts Send Christmas Greetings from the International Space Station
ISS astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore, NASA, Samantha Cristoforetti, ESA and Terry Virts, NASA send Christmas 2014 greetings from the space…
Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Might Become A Reality After All
Fans of Elon Musk and high-speed transit are sure to remember the Hyperloop. Back in 2013, Musk dropped the idea…
Solved: The Mystery of Earth’s Theta Aurora
The mystery of the northern lights – aurora - spans time beyond history and to cultures of both the southern…
Successful Engine Test Enables SpaceX Falcon 9 Soar to Space Station in Jan. 2015
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - To ensure the highest possibility of success for the launch of a critical resupply mission…
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Universe Today’s Top 10 Space Stories of 2014
It seems a lot of the space stories of this year involve spacecraft making journeys: bouncing across a comet, or…