Help Bring Astronomy to Children in East Africa

10 years ago

The international astronomy outreach group Astronomers Without Borders has launched a major crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, and they need your…

Curiosity Captured from Orbit Crossing Landing Ellipse Boundary – Martian Scenery from Above and Below

10 years ago

NASA has now released a breathtaking high resolution image of the rover Curiosity captured from Mars orbit coincidentally coinciding with…

Flaming Space Junk Makes Jaws Drop in Australia

10 years ago

"It first looked like a plane with fire coming out of the tail." -- Aaron O. "I have never seen…

Merging Giant Galaxies Sport ‘Blue Bling’ in New Hubble Pic

10 years ago

On a summer night, high above our heads, where the Northern Crown and Herdsman meet, a titanic new galaxy is…

What’s Inside Jupiter?

10 years ago

Jupiter is like a jawbreaker. Dig down beneath the swirling clouds and you'll pass through layer after layer of exotic…

Black Sky: Virgin’s Spaceship Carrier Takes To Air For 150th Time

10 years ago

As Virgin Galactic gets ready for its first space test of SpaceShipTwo -- a feat widely expected to take place…

Photos: Readers Share Memories Of NASA’s Final Shuttle Launches

10 years ago

With the three-year anniversary this week of STS-135 -- the final launch of the program -- we invited readers of…

Rosetta’s Comet Looks Like A Kidney Flying Through Space

10 years ago

Up for a little abstract art, anyone? The latest images of the nucleus of Rosetta's comet makes it look like…

Blast! Sun Pops Off A Moderate Solar Flare. Could Others Follow Soon?

10 years ago

With a watchful NASA spacecraft capturing its moves, the Sun sent off a "mid-level" solar flare on Tuesday (July 8)…