Astrophoto: The Sun as a Work of Art
Here's a solar flare with a little flair added! Astrophotographer Rick Ellis from Toronto, Canada created this "artsy" Sun by…
‘Venus Zone’: The Anti-Habitable Area Around A Star That Can Breed Hell
Our hothouse planet of the solar system, Venus, is possibly a product of how close it is to the Sun,…
A Lurking Companion Star Explains Enigmatic Supernova
Massive stars end their lives dramatically. Once the nuclear fuel deep within their cores is spent, there's no longer any…
Aurora Watch! Two Solar Particle Blasts Could Start Smacking Into Earth Friday
Bim, bam, smash! The Sun hurled two clouds of particles in our general direction, putting space weather watchers on alert.…
Astronaut Snaps Amazing Picture Of His Crewmates Returning To Earth
Wow! See that bright streak in the photo above? That's a shot of the Expedition 40 crew making a flawless…
Elemental Mystery: Lithium Is Also Rare Outside Of The Milky Way
This new picture of M54 -- a part of a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way called the Sagittarius Dwarf…
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…