Martian Ctl-Alt-Del: NASA Resets Opportunity Rover’s Memory, Stopping The Science Hiatus
In fantastic news for the long-running Opportunity mission on Mars, NASA says the rover's much-needed memory reset worked out perfectly.…
Comet’s Head Selected as Landing Site for Rosetta’s Historic Philae Lander
The ‘head’ of the bizarre comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has been selected as the primary landing site for the Rosetta spacecraft's attached…
NASA Unveils World’s Largest Welder to Build World’s Most Powerful Rocket
MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY, NEW ORLEANS, LA - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden officially unveiled the world’s largest welder to start construction…
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NASA’s First Completed Orion Takes First Step on Journey to the Launch Pad
NASA’s Orion EFT 1 crew module departs Neil Armstrong Operation and Checkout Building on Sept. 11, 2014 at the Kennedy…
How to Take Great Pictures of the Northern Lights
Everybody loves pictures of the northern lights! If you've never tried to shoot the aurora yourself but always wanted to, here…
Will Aurora Strike Tonight? Here’s What to Expect
(Scroll down for latest update) Auroras showed up as forecast last night beginning around nightfall and lasting until about 1 a.m.…
Weekly Space Hangout – Sept. 12, 2014: Rosetta Update!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein) Alessondra Springmann (@sondy) Nicole Gugliucci (cosmoquest.org /…
An Incredible Journey, Mars Curiosity Rover Reaches the Base of Mount Sharp
Scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have announced that the Mars Science Lab (MSL), Curiosity Rover, has reached the base…
Astrophoto: Spectacular View of the Rosette Nebula
Wow! Here's a gorgeous view of the Rosette Nebula from astrophotographer César Cantú. The Rosette Nebula is a star-forming region…
Calling All Volunteers to Help Digitize Astronomical History
An old brick building on Harvard’s Observatory Hill is overflowing with rows of dark green cabinets — each one filled…