Awesome Radar Images Reveal Asteroid 2014 HQ124’s Split Personality
On June 8, the 370-meter (about 1,300-ft.) asteroid 2014 HQ124 breezed by Earth at a distance of just 800,000 miles (1.3…
3-D Printer To Fly To Space In August, Sooner Than Planned
A 3-D printer intended for the International Space Station has passed its NASA certifications with flying colors -- earning the…
Jill Tarter Video: From Searching For Aliens To Helping Hollywood Stars, And Back Again
Imagine you're a researcher at a cocktail party. You meet Carl Sagan (Carl Sagan!) and he hands you a novel. And…
Amazing Manual Trailing of Sirius and More Astrophotos from Pakistan
Ever notice how the brilliant star Sirius appears to change colors right before your eyes? Astrophotographer Roshaan Bukhari from Pakistan…
Abstract Art? Nope, It’s The World Cup Countries From Space!
And we have kickoff! As the fever of the 2014 FIFA World Cup takes over the world, NASA has shared…
Incredible Underwater Shots Of Astronauts Pretending To Be In Space
Bust a move! Astronauts make regular trips into a shallow part of Key Largo to simulate asteroid missions and learn about…
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Boeing Unveils Commercial CST-100 ‘Space Taxi’ to Launch US Astronauts to Space from US Soil
Boeing unveiled full scale mockup of their commercial CST-100 'Space Taxi' on June 9, 2014 at its intended manufacturing facility…
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom: Gorgeous Warp Ship Design Delights The Internet
"Let me take you on a little trip ... we're gonna travel faster than light," the Kinks sang 42 years ago.…
The Sun Fires Off a Third X-Class Flare
Remember yesterday when we mentioned two X-class flares erupting from the Sun within the space of about an hour? We…
Too WISE to be Fooled by Dust: Over 300 New Star Clusters Discovered
Brazilian astronomers have discovered some 300+ star clusters that were largely overlooked owing to sizable obscuration by dust. The astronomers, from the Universidade…