India’s MOM Snaps Spectacular Portrait of New Home – the Red Planet
MOM is truly something special. For her latest eye popping feat, India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has snapped the first…
Robot Arm Will Install New Earth-Facing Cameras On The Space Station
TORONTO, CANADA - Canada's robotic Canadarm2 will install the next two Urthecast cameras on the International Space Station, removing the…
Titan’s Disappearing “Magic Island” Reappears in New Images
Earlier this year, we reported on a mysterious “ghost” object that had suddenly appeared and then disappeared on Saturn’s largest…
Astro-Panarama: Aurora on the Farm
Since I grew up on a farm, I know how lovely the night sky can be when you're out in…
Alleged Meteor Caught on Russian Dash Cam (Again)
Thanks to the ubiquitousness of dashboard-mounted video cameras in Russia yet another bright object has been spotted lighting up the…
Russian Space Station Extension? Don’t Count On It Yet, NASA Head Says
TORONTO, CANADA - NASA isn't "reading too much" into a report that the Russians will spend $8 billion on the…
Behold: 100 Planetary Nebulas
If you like planetary nebulas, you're in luck. Multimedia artist Judy Schmidt has put together an amazing collection of 100…
Stunning Astrophoto: Milky Way Over Fünfländerblick
Hey, it's #MilkyWayMonday! This gorgeous photo of the Milky Way was taken by astrophotographer Christian Kamber near Fu?nfla?nderblick, Switzerland (you…
PanSTARRS K1, the Comet that Keeps Going and Going and Going
Thank you K1 PanSTARRS for hanging in there! Some comets crumble and fade away. Others linger a few months and move…
Time Dilation Confirmed in the Lab
It sounds like science fiction, but the time you experience between two events depends directly on the path you take…