Observing Alert – Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week
With the southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaking tomorrow morning, the summer meteor-watching season officially begins. While not a rich shower from…
The Little Rover that Could: Opportunity Reaches Odometer Milestone
NASA’s Opportunity mars rover now holds the off-Earth roving distance record after accruing 25 miles of driving. Given that the…
When Good Meteor Showers Go Bad: Prospects for the 2014 Perseids
It’s that time of year again, when the most famous of all meteor showers puts on its best display. Why…
Annual Atlanta Star Party Coming Soon!
If you happen to be attending DragonCon or just live near Atlanta, come and listen to some fantastic speakers and…
Carnival Of Space #364
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Joe Latrell at his Photos To Space blog. Click here to read Carnival…
NASA Spacecraft Is Now Buzzing Mercury 62 Miles Above The Surface
Look out below! NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft is at its lowest altitude of any spacecraft above Mercury, and over the next…
How Do Gravitational Slingshots Work?
Have you ever heard that spacecraft can speed themselves up by performing gravitational slingshot maneuvers? What's involved to get yourself…
Balloon Garden: Japanese Artist Flies Bonsai Tree And Plants High Above Earth
Could life survive in the harshness of space? What would it mean to send plants from Earth beyond, well, the…
A Whole New World: How NASA Helps You 3-D Print The Universe
How would it feel like to hold an asteroid or spacecraft in your hands? NASA is giving you that chance…
Cool Infographic Compares the Chemistry of Planetary Atmospheres
Here on Earth we enjoy the nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere we've all come to know and love with each of the approximately 24,000…