Direct Image of an Exoplanet 155 Light Years Away
Chalk up another benchmark in the fascinating and growing menagerie of extra-solar planets. This week, an international team of researchers…
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Moscow Delivers Double Whammy to US Space Efforts – Bans Rocket Engines for Military Use, Won’t Prolong ISS Work
United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket – powered by Russian made RD-180 engines – and Super Secret NROL-67 intelligence gathering…
Guest Post: No turning back, NASA ISEE-3 Spacecraft Returning to Earth after a 36 Year Journey
Editor's note: This guest post was written by Tim Reyes, a former NASA software engineer and analyst who has supported…
14 Red Dwarf Stars to View with Backyard Telescopes
They’re nearby, they’re common and — at least in the latest exoplanet newsflashes hot off the cyber-press — they’re hot.…
Stunning Timelapse: Arizona Sky of Clouds and Stars
One of our favorite timelapse artists, Gavin Heffernan from Sunchaser Pictures recently was invited to Northern Arizona University as an…
Where Are The Aliens? How The ‘Great Filter’ Could Affect Tech Advances In Space
"One of the main things we’re focused on is the notion of existential risk, getting a sense of what the probability…
Watch Live As Three People Return From Space Today
It's time to come home! Expedition 39 astronauts Rick Mastracchio, Koichi Wakata and Mikhail Tyurin will climb into a Russian…
Last Chance: Hadfield’s ‘Space Oddity’ Video Coming Down Soon
After one turn around the sun, it's time for Chris Hadfield's ultimate space music video to go to that great…
NASA West Antarctic Ice Sheet Findings: Glacier Loss Appears Unstoppable
It’s a key piece of the climate change puzzle. For years, researchers have been eyeing the stability of the Western…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 345: Numbered Places: Launch Complex 39
Almost every historic American launch occurred at one place in Cape Canaveral: Launch Complex 39. Good old LC39 was build…