Philae Snaps a Spacetastic Selfie
Spacecraft "selfies" are always a treat and this one is doubly awesome: taken by the Philae lander piggybacked onto ESA's…
Carnival of Space #370
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Gadi Eidelheit at his The Venus Transit blog. Click here to read…
- Astronauts
- Delta IV
- Kennedy Space Center
- Launches
- NASA
- Solar System
- Space Exploration
- Space Flight
- Space Launch System (SLS)
- Space Shuttle
- United Launch Alliance
Assembly Complete for NASA’s First Orion Crew Module Blasting off Dec. 2014
This past weekend technicians completed assembly of NASA’s first Orion crew module at the agency’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout…
Bumper Car Moonlets Crash and Crumble in Saturn’s F Ring
Nothing stands still. Everything evolves. So why shouldn't Saturn's kookie, clumpy F ring put on a new face from time…
Tales (Tails?) Of Three Comets
As the Chinese proverb says, “May you live in interesting times,” and while the promise of Comet ISON dazzling observers…
Spectacular Ultra-High Definition Timelapse from the Space Station
Holy moly! Take a look at this new 4K timelapse video from ESA created from imagery taken by astronaut Alexander…
Mars Panorama Shows Off Rocks, Mountains and Curiosity Rover
Hey, it's Mars in your browser! Panning around this scene that the Mars Curiosity rover captured earlier this month is…
How Dark Matter Could Reduce The Fleet Of Galaxies Following The Milky Way
Funny how small particle interactions can have such a big effect on the neighbors of the Milky Way. For a…
Could Plate Tectonics Create Cracks And Odd Terrain In Cold Europa’s Crust?
Mysteries abound on icy Europa, that cold moon of Jupiter. Even years after the Galileo spacecraft finished its mission in…
Gliese 15Ab: The Closest Known Super-Earth?
Our solar neighborhood is rich with planetary systems. Within 20 light-years we’ve detected sizzling gas giants and rocky planets orbiting…