Venus Express Spacecraft, Low On Fuel, Does Delicate Dance Above Doom Below
It's been an interesting year for Venus Express. A few months ago, controllers deliberately dipped the spacecraft into the atmosphere…
How Do Astronauts Celebrate Thanksgiving On The Space Station?
As Americans get ready for turkey feasts and other Thanksgiving goodies today, let's take a few moments to think about…
Jet! Rosetta’s Comet Is Feeling The Heat As Gas and Dust Erupts From Surface
Get a load of those streaks! Rosetta's comet is picking up in activity as it moves ever closer to the…
NASA Airship Could Watch The Stars Without The Need Of a Rocket
Dreams of space are often tied to jet engines or solar sails or taking a ride on a rocketship. But…
Live Discussion: How Good is the Science of “Interstellar?”
The highly anticipated film "Interstellar" is based on science and theory; from wormholes, to the push-pull of gravity on a…
How are Energy and Matter the Same?
As Einstein showed us, light and matter and just aspects of the same thing. Matter is just frozen light. And…
Here’s The First 3-D Part Printed In Space. Where Will That Take Us Next?
Here's the 22nd-century version of breaking the surly bonds of Earth: NASA and private company Made In Space have just…
New Timelapse Shows Urban Nightscapes Without Light Pollution
What if we could have the best of both worlds, where a vibrant city didn't interfere with the view of…
New Analysis Sets a Space & Time Zone for Complex Life
If too close to an environment harboring complex life, a gamma ray burst could spell doom for that life. But…
Rosetta Comet Sounds Make ‘Across The Universe’ Song Oh So Spooky
It's not quite across the universe from us, but Rosetta's comet is a fair distance away -- outside the orbit…