Yutu rover Suffers Significant Setback at Start of 2nd Lunar Night
China’s maiden moon rover ‘Yutu’ has just suffered a significant mechanical setback right at the start of her 2nd lunar…
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Stunning Astrophoto Captures Awe Inspiring NASA Rocket Launch Amidst Star Trails – Gallery
The rotation of the Earth captured in the trails of the stars over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Jan…
Lovejoy and X1 LINEAR: How to See Comets That Will Warm Up Your Mid-Winter Mornings
My hands are still cold from the experience, but there's no denying the pleasure I felt at seeing C/2013 R1…
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Now is Your Last Chance to Visit Inside NASA’s Iconic Vehicle Assembly Building – and maybe see an Orion
NASA’s iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) and Launch Control Center (LCC) at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Public access tours…
Black Holes No More? Not Quite.
Nature News has announced that there are no black holes. This claim is made by none other than Stephen Hawking, so…
More Great Images of Supernova 2014J Plus View it During Live Webcasts
Images keep pouring in of the biggest excitement in astronomy this week, a new Type Ia supernova in the Cigar…
Weekly Space Hangout – January 24, 2014: LEGO Mars Rover & the Supernova We Missed in the Star Party!
Host: Fraser Cain Special Guests: Stephen Pakbaz, designer of the LEGO Mars Rover Kit, and Ray Sanders from CosmoQuest, who…
Double Vision! These ‘Twin’ Quasars Are Actually The Same Thing
Optical illusions are awesome. In the center of this image are what appear to be two quasars (or galaxies with…
‘Cosmic Flashlight’ Makes Gas Glow Like A Fluorescent Light Bulb
Funny how a single quasar can illuminate -- literally and figuratively -- some of the mysteries of the universe. From…
The Difficulties of Operating a Rover on Mars for 10 Years
Want to get an engineer excited? Give them a challenge. And the Opportunity rover has provided plenty of challenges in…