Ceres and Vesta Converge in Virgo, Watch it Happen With Just Binoculars

11 years ago

Don't let them pass you by. Right now and continuing through July, the biggest and brightest asteroids will be running…

New Hubble View Shows Objects a Billion Times Fainter Than Your Eyes Can See

11 years ago

While this image isn’t as deep as the Hubble Deep Field, this 14-hour exposure by the Hubble Space Telescope shows…

Um, You Can See a Car on Mars

11 years ago

First of all, I completely stole this headline from NASA engineer Bobak Ferdowski (AKA The Mohawk Guy) on Twitter. Second,…

Astronaut Salary

11 years ago

Talk about a high-flying career! Being a government astronaut means you have the chance to go into space and take…

Astronauts to Reveal Sobering Data on Asteroid Impacts

11 years ago

This Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22, three former NASA astronauts will present new evidence that our planet has experienced many more…

German Impact Crater Could Have Hosted Early Life On Earth

11 years ago

Could life thrive in the devastated rock left behind after a meteorite impact? A new study hints that possibly, that…

Speedy Satellite Beams Pictures Of Massive Floods Only Weeks After Reaching Orbit

11 years ago

After dodging space debris and living to tell the tale, Sentinel-1A is now being put through its paces for its…

Shiny: Astronaut Wears ‘Firefly’ T-Shirt In First Instagram From Space

11 years ago

And now, time for some thrilling heroics. NASA astronaut Steve Swanson sent out the first Instagram from space last week…

Rosetta’s Philae Lander Snaps a Selfie

11 years ago

Philae is awake... and taking pictures! This image, acquired last night with the lander's CIVA (Comet nucleus Infrared and Visible…