Watch Two Dark Moons Sneak Into Cassini’s Shots
On March 11, NASA's Cassini spacecraft was acquiring some images of Saturn's back-lit limb when two of its moons decided…
Happy Pi Day: 5 Ways NASA Uses Pi
Got circles on the brain today? It’s Pi Day -- (3/14 for those of us on the west side of…
Astrophoto: Beautiful Encounter with the Leaning Tower of Pisa
There is so much going on in this picture – taken by astrophotographer Giuseppe Petricca -- it’s hard to know…
Arecibo Observatory Back in Action Following Earthquake Damage
Damage to the iconic Arecibo Observatory from an earthquake earlier this year has been repaired and the telescope is now…
Rocket Fail Video Shows Human And Technological Risk With Each Launch
What you see above is 32 minutes of something going wrong during each launch. While humanity has been launching things…
Robonaut 2 To Toddle And Waddle Around Space Station This Summer
Legs -- yes, legs -- are on the manifest for the next SpaceX Dragon flight. The commercial spacecraft is expected…
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“Death Stars” Caught Blasting Proto-Planets
It’s a tough old universe out there. A young star has lots to worry about, as massive stars just beginning…
How Do You Jumpstart A Dead Star?
It's a staple of science fiction, restarting our dying star with some kind of atomic superbomb. Why is our Sun…
Did Life On Earth As We Know It Come From ‘Geological Life’?
When it comes to life on Earth, we're not sure if it came from the outside (transported by comets) or…
How Giant Galaxies Bind The Milky Way’s Neighborhood With Gravity
Is it stretching it too far to think of a Lord of the Rings-esque "Entmoot" when reading the phrase "Council…