Curiosity Captured from Orbit Crossing Landing Ellipse Boundary – Martian Scenery from Above and Below
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
"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
On a summer night, high above our heads, where the Northern Crown and Herdsman meet, a titanic new galaxy is…
What’s Inside Jupiter?
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
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
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
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?
With a watchful NASA spacecraft capturing its moves, the Sun sent off a "mid-level" solar flare on Tuesday (July 8)…
The Planetary Society’s Solar Sail Will Hitch a Ride to Space on a Falcon Heavy
In a live webcast, The Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye announced that its long-awaited LightSail solar sail mission will launch…
NameExoWorlds, an IAU Worldwide Contest to Name Alien Planets, Continues Controversy
The International Astronomical Union has unveiled a worldwide contest, NameExoWorlds, which gives the public a role in naming planets and…