The Great Galactic Turn-Off
Are you ready for a new galactic puzzle? Then let's start with some clues. It has been long assumed that…
Gorgeous Astrophoto: The Blue Milky Way
We've shared many images of the Milky Way in our featured photos from astrophotographers, but this might be one of…
Geysers on Enceladus are Powered in Part by Saturn’s Gravity
The geyser jets of Enceladus don’t shoot out in a continuous stream, but are more like an adjustable garden hose…
Watch Live Webcast: Oldest Light in the Universe from Planck
Earlier this year, a new map of the Cosmic Microwave Background from the Planck spacecraft revealed our Universe was a…
Can You Spot the Future Location of the Utopia Planitia Shipyards in this New HiRISE Image?
The name of this large impact basin on Mars, Utopia Planitia, sounds idyllic. But it also strikes a warm place…
The NASA Lunar Science Institute Gets a New Name and Expanded Focus
Back in 2008 when NASA was looking to return to the Moon with the Constellation Program, the NASA Lunar Science…
Why Teleportation Could Be Far Slower Than Walking
It always looked so easy in the Star Trek episodes. "Two to beam up," Captain James T. Kirk would say from the…
What Happens To Your Skin in Space
The microgravity environment of the ISS poses many challenges to the human body -- some more expected than others --…
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MAVEN Takes Final Test Spins, Flexes Solar Panels Before Imminent Trek to Florida Launch Site
The solar panels on NASA's MAVEN Mars orbiter are deployed as part of environmental testing procedures at Lockheed Martin Space…
Rumors of Comet ISON ‘Fizzling’ May be Greatly Exaggerated
A press release out yesterday about a recent paper on Comet ISON has caused a mild uproar across the astronomy-minded…