MAVEN Arrives at Mars! Parks Safely in Orbit
138 million miles and 10 months journey from planet Earth, MAVEN moved into its new home around the planet Mars this evening. Flight…
Watch Live as MAVEN Meets Mars!
Watch here live, below, for the Mars orbital insertion of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft, on Sunday,…
Spectacular Nighttime Blastoff Boosts SpaceX Cargo Ship Loaded with Science and Critical Supplies for Space Station
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blazed aloft on a spectacular middle of the night blastoff…
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SpaceX Commercial Resupply Dragon Set for Sept. 21 Blastoff to Station – Watch Live
SpaceX Falcon 9 erect at Cape Canaveral launch pad 40 awaiting launch on Sept 20, 2014 on the CRS-4 mission.…
Weekly Space Hangout – Sept. 19, 2014: Private Spaceflight!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein) Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) (more…)
Space Station Extension May Cost More Than NASA Expects: Report
NASA's anticipated $3 billion to $4 billion annual budget for the International Space Station is "overly optimistic", a new report…
Lazy Giant Galaxies Gain Mass By Ingesting Smaller Neighbors
The Anglo-Australian Telescope in New South Wales has been watching how lazy giant galaxies gain size - and it isn't…
How NASA’s Next Mars Spacecraft Will Greet The Red Planet On Sunday
NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) orbiter is oh-so-close to its destination after a 10-month journey. It's scheduled to…
219 Million Stars Create the Most Detailed Catalogue of our Milky Way Yet
On the darkest of nights, thousands of stars are sprinkled across the celestial sphere above us. Or, to be exact,…
Stunning Photo Alert! Winners Announced for “Astronomy Photographer of the Year” Competition
The winners of the 2014 "Astronomy Photographer of the Year" competition have been announced at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich…