Two Beautiful Timelapse Videos of the 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower
We're still swooning over the great images and videos coming in from this year's Perseid Meteor Shower. Here are a…
The USAF’s ‘Space Fence’ Surveillance System: Another Victim of Sequestration
Times are getting tougher in the battle to track space debris. A key asset in the fight to follow and…
An Occult Occurrence: Saturn’s Moon Iapetus Blocks a Background Star
It's a cosmic cover-up! No, don't put your tinfoil* hats on, this isn't a conspiracy -- it's just Saturn's moon…
These 12 Asteroids Are The Easiest Ones To Bring Back To Earth
As NASA works through proposals for an asteroid retrieval mission, a new paper shows that there are other research groups…
SpaceX Grasshopper Performs Divert Maneuver
SpaceX proved yesterday that their Grasshopper prototype Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL) vehicle can do more than just go straight…
How Do Black Holes Get Super Massive?
Since their discovery, supermassive black holes – the giants lurking in the center of every galaxy – have been mysterious…
What Is Elon Musk’s Hyperloop, And Why Is It Important?
This week, SpaceX founder and billionaire Elon Musk (who also founded electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors) released his vision for…
Carnival of Space #314
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by our pal Ray Sanders at his Dear Astronomer blog. Click here to…
Is the Sun More Active Than it Looks? An Innovative Method to Characterize the Solar Cycle
The Sun has provided no shortage of mysteries thus far during solar cycle #24. And perhaps the biggest news story…
How To Hit A Landing Target On Mars … Potentially, Precisely and Perfectly!
It's frustrating to make it all the way to Mars, only to land in the wrong spot. So as Masten…