Here’s One Idea Of How To Search For Life Beyond Earth

11 years ago

Using a phone to search for signs of life? Yeah, we can get behind that. One group of researchers has…

How Spitzer’s Focus Changed To Strange New Worlds

11 years ago

After 10 years in space -- looking at so many galaxies and stars and other astronomy features -- the Spitzer…

Stars in this Jam-Packed Galaxy are 25 Times Closer Together than in the Milky Way

11 years ago

Meet galaxy M60-UCD1. This is not your average, every day, ordinary galaxy. First of all, it’s what is known as…

Enceladus, Afterburners Still Firing

11 years ago

We can never get enough of seeing those intriguing jets and plumes from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, especially this great view…

Next Soyuz Rolls to Launchpad for Fast-Track Flight to the Space Station

11 years ago

A new Soyuz is now on the pad, ready to bring the next crew to the International Space Station. Launch…

Electro-L’s Fully Lit View of Planet Earth at the Autumnal Equinox

11 years ago

Here’s a fantastic view of our home planet taken by the Russian weather satellite Electro-L. And while Elektro-L can take…

A Volcanic View of Mercury

11 years ago

Here on Earth we're used to seeing volcanoes as towering mountains with steam-belching peaks or enormous fissures oozing lava. But…

Why Are There Seasons?

11 years ago

We’re in the middle of Summer here on Vancouver Island, the Sun is out, the air is warm, and the…

Comet ISON: A Viewing Guide from Now to Perihelion

11 years ago

Perhaps you've read the news. This Fall, the big ticket show is the approach of Comet C/2012 S1 ISON. The…

China Plans To Open Doors To Foreign Astronauts: Report

11 years ago

China's human spaceflight program may soon be opening the door to foreign astronauts. The Asian nation has so far been…