The Rains Of Titan Change When They Hit Underground Reservoirs: Study
Titan -- that moon of Saturn that has what some scientists consider precursors to elements for life -- is a…
One Planet, Two Stars: A System More Common Than Previously Thought
There are few environments more hostile than a planet circling two stars. Powerful tidal forces from the stars can easily…
Get Ready for Sunday’s Close Flyby of Asteroid 2014 RC
Guess who's dropping by for a quick visit this weekend? On Sunday, a 60-foot-wide (20-meters) asteroid named 2014 RC will…
How Do You Land on a Comet? Very Carefully.
ESA has announced that on September 15, the team from the Rosetta mission will reveal the landing site for the…
Meet Laniakea, Our Home Supercluster
Our cosmic address extends well beyond Earth, past the Milky Way and toward the farthest reaches of the universe. But…
ExoMars Hunting: Where Should The European Rover Land?
Picking a landing site on Mars is a complex process. There's the need to balance scientific return with the capabilities…
Spotted: Asteroids ‘Smashing Themselves To Smithereens’ 1,200 Light-Years Away
When a crop of dust spread forth from the star NGC 2547-1D8 during 2012 observations, scientists quickly sprang into action.…
Memory Problems On Mars Will Force Opportunity Rover Reformat From Earth
NASA's Opportunity rover, which has been roaming Mars for more than 10 Earth years, requires a flash memory reformat to…
Get Set for the Super (or Do You Say Harvest?) Full Moon 3 of 3 for 2014
Time to dust off those ‘what is a perigee Full Moon’ explainer posts… the supermoon once again cometh this weekend…
NASA’s MAVEN Orbiter 3 Weeks and 4 Million Miles from Mars
Now just 3 weeks and 4 million miles (6 million kilometers) from rendezvous with Mars, NASA’s ground breaking Mars Atmosphere…