Watch Venus as it Wanders Through the Dawn in 2014
Are you a chronic early riser? Observational astronomy often means late nights and early mornings as daylight lengths get longer…
Inside the Drake Equation: A Chat with Frank Drake
This interview with Frank Drake -- sometimes called the Father of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence – was recorded in…
Carnival of Space #339
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Gadi Eidelheit at his The Venus Transit blog. Click here to read…
Could We Harvest Energy From a Star?
Our civilization will need more power in the future. Count on it. The ways we use power today: for lighting,…
Confused Mercury Crater Looks Icy, But May Be Evaporation Evidence
At first glance, you'd think that white stuff on the floor of Kertesz crater is ice, especially since that substance…
Ghostly Moon Crowns Pictures Beamed To Earth In Astronaut’s Twitter Feed
A crescent moon hovering above Earth's delicate atmosphere. Green aurora flickering over Siberia. Space is a beautiful place, and we're…
Fun New Kickstarter is a Space Station Detector
There's a coffee shop in Pasadena, California that has a cool little device that lights up whenever the International Space…
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Holy Wheels, Sharp Rocks Force NASA’s Curiosity rover to Seek Smoother Pathway to Mount Sharp
Up close photomosaic view shows lengthy tear in rover Curiosity’s left front wheel caused by recent driving over sharp edged…
Why Hawking is Wrong About Black Holes
A recent paper by Stephen Hawking has created quite a stir, even leading Nature News to declare there are no black…
Columbia’s Demise 11 Years Ago Today Sparked Regular Shuttle Inspections In Space
The Columbia's shuttle fiery end came as the STS-107 astronauts' families were waiting runway-side for everyone to come home. NASA's…