A newly released documentary brings you behind the scenes in the hunt for gravitational waves. The 20-minute film, called "LIGO,…
Will anyone see next week’s solar eclipse? On April 29th, an annular solar eclipse occurs over a small D-shaped 500…
Here's something you don't see much anymore: an original pencil drawing of a launch. This drawing by Wendy Clark from…
The eight planets in our solar system each occupy their own orbits around the Sun. They orbit the star in…
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Nicole Gugliucci at her Cosmoquest blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space…
Space historian Andrew Chaikin sat down with planetary scientist Carolyn Porco, and she discusses how her career has ended up…
If you're interested in planets, the good news is there's plenty of variety to choose from in our own Solar…
The SpaceX 3 Dragon commercial cargo freighter successfully arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Easter Sunday morning, April…
Why does Russia seem to get so many bright meteors? Well at 6.6 million square miles it's by far the…
Blastoff of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on April 18, 2014. Credit: Alan…