At ‘Star City’, This Is How Astronauts Learn About Soyuz Spacecraft
While the world is having a good time watching Olympic sports in Sochi, about a day's drive north in Russia…
Virtual Star Party – February 16, 2014: Fighting Crime while Transiting Jupiter!
Hosts: Fraser Cain & Scott Lewis Astronomers: David Dickinson, Gary Gonella, James McGee, Tom Nathe, Mike Phillips, Mike Simmons, Roy…
Where Did Earth’s Water Come From?
Anyone who's ever seen a map or a globe easily knows that the surface of our planet is mostly covered…
100 Days of MOM – India’s 1st Mars Mission Streaking to Red Planet Rendezvous
India’s maiden Mars explorer, the Mars Orbiter Mission or MOM, celebrated 100 days speeding through space this past week, racing…
NOvA Experiment Nabs Its First Neutrinos
Neutrinos are some of the most abundant, curious, and elusive critters in particle physics. Incredibly lightweight -- nigh massless, according…
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Mystery of the Martian ‘Jelly Doughnut’ Rock – Solved
The mystery of the world famous “Jelly Doughnut” rock on Mars has at last been solved by diligent mission scientists…
Happy 1st Anniversary Chelyabinsk! The Fireball that Woke Up the World
Wonder and terror. Every time I watch the dashcam videos of the Chelyabinsk fireball it sends chills down my spine.…
Weekly Space Hangout – February 14, 2014: Space Valentines!
Host: Nicole Gugliucci Astrojournalists: Morgan Rehnberg, Brian Koberlein (more…)
Low-Flying Moon Probe Spies Craters And Mountains While Seeking Stars
While NASA's newest lunar probe was tracking the stars, it also captured the moon! This series of star tracker images…
Ghostly Cat’s Eye Nebula Shines In Space Telescope Calibration Image
Here's a glimpse of how a telescope gets ready for its main mission. The European Space Agency’s Gaia telescope is…