‘Tis the Season to Spot Jupiter: A Guide to the 2014 Opposition
Lovers of planetary action rejoice; the king of the planets is returning to the evening skies. One of the very…
Groovy! Martian Moon Shows Off Its Weird Stripes In New Video
After seeing Phobos imaged from the surface of the Red Planet by Mars Curiosity, now we're lucky to get a…
Cue The Aww: Astronaut Puts 3-Year-Old Son’s Drawing On A Quilt Piece
Kids' drawings are the best, as astronaut Karen Nyberg proudly shows in her latest mini-quilt piece. The astronaut -- who…
China’s 1st Lunar Lander snaps 1st landing site Panorama
Portion of 1st panorama around Chang’e-3 landing site after China’s Yutu rover drove onto the Moon’s surface on Dec. 15,…
Speedy Spacewalkers Ahead Of Pace As Next Repair Moved To Tuesday
The ghosts of spacewalks past did not haunt the quick-working pair of astronauts who began replacing a faulty ammonia pump…
Hubble Looks but Finds No Trace of Comet ISON
On December 18, the Hubble Space Telescope slewed to Comet ISON's expected position and found nothing down to the incredibly…
Watch Live As Astronauts Fix The Space Station Saturday
There's a cooling problem on station, and two astronauts are ready to head outside to fix it. NASA astronauts Rick…
Stunning Chang’e-3 Lunar Landing Video gives Astronauts Eye View of Descent & Touchdown
This screen shot from one photo of many of the moons surface snapped by the on-board descent imaging camera of…
After Facing Down Ammonia Leak, This Astronaut Will Help Crew During Spacewalks
When you learned to drive a car for the first time, remember how comforting it was to have an experienced…
Rare White Dwarf Systems Do A Doubletake
For those of us who remain forever fascinated by astronomy, nothing could spark our imaginations more than a cosmic curiosity.…