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…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to Unveil Manned Dragon ‘Space Taxi’ on May 29
SpaceX Dragon cargo freighter berthed to the International Space Station during recently concluded SpaceX-3 mission in May 2014. An upgraded,…
More Camelopardalids: Persistent Trains and that Satellite Fuel Dump Cloud
The first ever Camelopardalids Meteor Shower ended up being more of a drizzle than a shower, said astrophotographer John Chumack.…
Want to Measure the Distance to the Moon Yourself? Now You Can!
Astronomy is a discipline pursued at a distance. And yet, actually measuring that last word — distance — can be…
Observing Alert – Space Station ‘Marathon’ Starts This Week
What's your favorite satellite? For me it's the space station. Not only is it the brightest spacecraft in the sky, but…
Space Robot Fixes Itself, Takes Selfie As Funny Livetweet Happens On The Ground
In a thrilling demonstration of space robotics, today the Dextre "hand" replaced a malfunctioning camera on the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm.…