Say Goodbye to Boring Airline Safety Presentations

11 years ago

No more falling asleep before takeoff during those boring safety presentations – at least on Virgin America Airlines. Delta Airlines…

New Space Station Instrument Raises Windy Science From The Dead

11 years ago

Here's a cool example of a satellite recycling project. NASA used to have a probe called QuikSCAT that took a…

Four Comets Haunt the Halloween Dawn! Here’s How to See Them

11 years ago

Get your astronomical trick-or-treat bags ready. An excursion under the Halloween morning sky will allow you fill it in a…

Astrophoto: Too Many Stars to Count

11 years ago

Here's a beautiful view of the Milky Way arching through the sky over the Isle of Wight, an island just…

Fluorescent and Starry: New Zinger Space Images From Chandra’s X-Ray Archives

11 years ago

You know that moment when you're flipping through old digital pictures (on your computer or phone or whatever) and you…

Samples From Mars Could Hitch A Ride To Earth In This Box

11 years ago

Could this be as surprising as Forrest Gump's box of chocolates? What you're looking at here is a container that…

‘Shockwave Of Fire’ Rained Down After Old Comet Strike On Earth, Scientists Say

11 years ago

Speak about destruction. A comet slammed into Earth's atmosphere 28 million years ago and basically killed everything with fire below,…

Weekend Comet Bonanza!

11 years ago

Astrophotographers were out in full force this weekend to try and capture the bonanza of comets now visible in the…