Gerbils, mice perish as Russian spacecraft returns to Earth
A menagarie of animals launched to space last month has arrived back on Earth -- with a few casualties for…
Astronomers Detect Dust Feature in Comet ISON’s Inner Coma
In April, when the Hubble Space Telescope looked out towards Jupiter’s orbit and observed what has been billed as the…
Weird Gravity Waves Pulse From a Tropical Cyclone
Last Monday, May 13, the Suomi NPP satellite captured a fascinating image of Tropical Cyclone Mahasen as it moved northeast…
‘Major Tim’ Peake to Make first British Long-duration Spaceflight
The name is Peake. Timothy Peake. And he's set to follow in the (fictional) footsteps of fellow British citizen James…
Put The Aurora Borealis In Your Ear
Do the aurorae makes sounds? That's been a subject of discussion -- and contention -- among people who watch the…
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Drill, Baby, Drill! – How Does Curiosity ‘Do It’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVwuOByJ5zw&list=UUryGec9PdUCLjpJW2mgCuLw&index=4 Video Caption: This JPL video shows the complicated choreography to get drill samples to Curiosity's instruments as she prepares…
Opportunity Mars Rover Blazes Past 40 Year Old Space Driving Record
Now more than 9 years and counting into her planned mere 90 day mission to Mars, NASA’s legendary Opportunity rover…
Comets PANSTARRS and Lemmon Still Linger for Early Morning Views
The comet show is still not over! Early on May 16, 2013, astrophotographer Chris Schur from central Arizona was able…
This is the new ‘We Are the Explorers’ Video You’ll See at ‘Star Trek: Into Darkness”
Have you seen Star Trek: Into Darkness yet? If so, did you see the NASA-themed trailer, too? A crowd-funded 30-second…
Super-Bright Explosion Seen on the Moon
If you were looking up at the Moon on March 17, 2013 at 03:50:55 UTC, you might have seen one…