Antares Launch Calamity Unfolds – Dramatic Photo Sequence
Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket explodes violently and is consumed in a gigantic aerial fireball seconds after blastoff from NASA’s Wallops…
Possible Bright Supernova Lights Up Spiral Galaxy M61
I sat straight up in my seat when I learned of the discovery of a possible new supernova in the…
NASA Releases Photos of Aftermath of Launchpad Explosion
NASA released images of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia following the catastrophic failure of…
How Big Is The Big Dipper?
The Big Dipper is big. Come on, it's right there in the name. But how big is the Big Dipper…
Mercury Pierces the Zodiacal Light at Dawn this Weekend
Psst! Ever spy the planet Mercury? The most bashful of all the naked eye planets makes its best dawn appearance…
Antares Commercial Rocket Destroyed in Devastating Fireball – Video
NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, VA - Barely a day ago I witnessed the sudden and utter destruction of an Orbital…
This Dark Nebula Looks Like it is Writhing in Agony
We've got at least one scary night ahead with Halloween falling on Friday. Adam Block, manager at the Mount Lemmon…
Double Disc Found Feeding Each Other In Binary Star System
Deep within the Taurus Dark Cloud complex, one of the closest star-forming regions to Earth has just revealed one of…
Here’s What it Looks Like When a Refrigerator Hits the Moon
Ever wonder what your refrigerator's impacting at the speed of a tank artillery shell would do to the Moon? The…
Cassini Probe Spots Methane Ice Crystals In Titan’s Atmosphere
During its 2006 flyby of Titan, the Cassini Space Probe captured some of the most detailed images of Saturn's largest…