Human Spaceflight, Planetary Missions Face Potential Cuts in Latest NASA Budget Negotiations
While 2014 budget negotiations are not finalized yet, there's already some noise of concern in different space communities that depend…
Get Out Your Comet Scorecards: Comet Nevski Now Visible With Binoculars
Is 2013 truly the “Year of the Comet?” Perhaps “Comets” might be a better term, as no less than five…
Asteroids Can Get Shaken And Stirred By Mars’ Gravity
Asteroids are sometimes called loose rubble piles, which leads to interesting effects if they happen to get close to a…
What Day 1 On The International Space Station Was Like For The Astronauts
There wasn't a lot of elbow room when six people from the Endeavour shuttle floated into the baby International Space…
NASA Infographic: 15 Years of the International Space Station
The first International Space Station component, the Russian Zarya module, was launched 15 years ago today, on November 20, 1998.…
Win a Copy of The Year in Space: 2014 Wall Calendar
It’s back! And it’s full of amazing color images, daily space facts, historical references, and it even shows you where…
How to Watch the Spectacular Minotaur Night Launch on Nov. 19 with Record Setting 29 Satellite Payload
Tonight, Tuesday, Nov. 19, tens of millions of residents up and down the US East coast have another opportunity to…
Using the ‘Missing Physics’ of Stellar Feedback to Accurately Simulate Galaxies from the Big Bang to Today
For the first time, astronomers are able to accurately simulate galaxies from shortly after the big bang to today by…
Moonwalker’s Golf Club Now Hanging Out In New Jersey Museum
During that heady time when NASA was sending people to the moon, Apollo astronaut Al Shepard -- so the story…
Teenaged Space Station Thriving After 15 Years Of Science, Extreme Construction And Tricky Repairs
Extreme conditions surround the International Space Station's scientific work, to say the least. It takes a rocketship to get there.…