Building A Space Base, Part 3: Making Remote Robots Smart
We're still a few years away from the cute robots in Moon or Interstellar that help their human explorers. But…
Satellite Debris Forces Space Station To Evade Threat Hours Before Collision Risk
A spacecraft attached to the International Space Station did an "emergency maneuver" to push the complex, which now houses six…
Where Have All the Pulsars Gone? The Mystery at the Center of Our Galaxy
The galactic center is a happening place, with lots of gas, dust, stars, and surprising binary stars orbiting a supermassive black…
VLTI Detects Exozodiacal Light Around Exoplanets
If you've ever stood outside after twilight has passed, or a few hours before the sun rises at dawn, then…
Update: NTSB Confirms SpaceShipTwo feathering was Prematurely Unlocked
In a Monday afternoon press conference, acting NTSB chairman Christopher Hart confirmed that the safety lock on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo feathering…
Join the Cast of Interstellar Movie for a Live Google+ Hangout
We're just a few days away from the official release of Paramount's new Interstellar movie, directed by Christopher Nolan and…
The World is Not Enough: A New Theory of Parallel Universes is Proposed
Imagine if you were told that the world is simple and exactly as it seems, but that there is an infinite…
Mysterious Object “G2” at Galactic Center is Actually Binary Star
A mysterious object swinging around the supermassive black hole in the center our galaxy has surprised astronomers by actually surviving…
Observing Challenge: Catch a Series of Mutual Eclipses by Jupiter’s Moons
Missing the planets this month? With Mars receding slowly to the west behind the Sun at dusk, the early evening…
Building A Space Base, Part 2: How Much Money Would It Take?
How much would it cost to establish a space base close to Earth, say on the Moon or an asteroid?…