The Joy of Discovery, Featuring Bill Nye
"We are, you and I, at least one of the ways that the Universe knows itself." – Bill Nye Did…
New Technique Puts Exoplanets on the Scale
Astronomers constantly probe the skies for the unexpected. They search for unforeseen bumps in their data — signaling an unknown…
Google Subsidiary To Negotiate For Giant Eight-Acre NASA California Facility, Hangar One
Back in late 2011, three Google executives reportedly approached NASA because they knew the agency was facing a problem. NASA…
Saturn’s Ring Shows A Twist In Cassini’s Glimpse Of Planet
What's up with this distortion? This picture from the Cassini spacecraft shows some kind of twist happening in the F…
Awaiting Yutu’s Phone Home on Lunar Day 3
Will Yutu Phone Home ? This composite view shows China’s Yutu rover heading south and away forever from the Chang’e-3…
How Massive Is A Neutrino? Cosmology Experiment Gives A Clue
There have been a lot of attempts over the years to figure out the mass of a neutrino (a type…
Are These Water Flows On Mars? Quite Possibly, New Observations Reveal
What a tangled web of water and water ice stories on Mars. There's likely some underground. There's definitely some at…
Virtual Star Party – February 9, 2014: Fire is Bad for Seeing!
Host: Scott Lewis Astronomers: Nicole Gugliucci, Chris Kennedy, Tom Nathe, David Dickinson, James McGee (more…)
Enter the Red Planet: A Guide to the Upcoming Mars 2014 Opposition Season
Get those telescopes ready: the coming months offer Earthbound viewers some great views of the planet Mars. Mars reaches opposition…
50 Years After Taking Over Earth, The Beatles’ Space Invasion Is Well Underway
As the Beatles strummed the opening notes to "All My Loving" on the Ed Sullivan Show 50 years ago yesterday,…