How Much Can Titan’s Sunsets Teach Us About Alien Planets?
Titan -- that smoggy, orangy moon circling Saturn -- is of great interest to exobiologists because its chemistry could be…
Will an Asteroid Smack Jupiter in 2022?
A recent space rock discovery has sent a minor buzz through the community that tracks such objects. And as usual,…
Timelapse: Anticrepuscular Rays at Monument Valley
Astrophotograher César Cantú from Mexico is visiting Utah and captured an incredible timelapse of the view at sunset along with…
Push. Pull. Run. Lift! How Do We Make These Exercises Work In Zero G?
Here's the thing about going to the International Space Station: No one can predict what you'll need to do during…
Did This Martian Volcano Once Host Life?
Extremophiles teach us that life is found in unlikely places, which is why after looking at microbes happily living in…
Will We Find Alien Life Within 20 Years? You Can Bet On It.
During a hearing last week before the U.S. House Science and Technology Committee SETI scientists Seth Shostak and Dan Werthimer…
Everyday ‘Astronaut’ Photo Series Goes From Cooking Disaster To Toasting Apollo 13
What's an everyday astronaut to do when it's not his turn to take a mission to space? Well, the same…
Update: Possible ‘Nearby’ Gamma Ray Burst Alert Was False Alarm
Following the late night news yesterday of a possible gamma ray burst in our next door neighboring galaxy Andromeda, it…
Launch Alert! Watch Live As Three People Rocket To Space Today
In a few hours, you'll be able to watch three crew members of Expedition 40/41 rocket to space -- live…
Possible Gamma Ray Burst Detected in Andromeda, Would be Closest Ever Observed
Update (5/28/14 9:20 am EDT): This alert may have been a false alarm. Further analysis showed the initial brightness was…