Why An Astronaut Asked 15 Year Old Abby to Help Get The Word Out
It seems an unlikely scenario: a teenager from Minnesota helping Italy's next astronaut talk to the public about spaceflight. But…
Giveaway: Weird Life: Search for Life that is Very, Very Different from our Own by David Toomey
A new book, Weird Life: The Search for Life That is Very, Very Different from Our Own, looks at the…
Book Review: Weird Life: The Search for Life That is Very, Very Different from Our Own
Think about Dr. Seuss’ classic book If I Ran The Zoo. Young Gerald McGrew has an active imagination creating heretofore…
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SpaceShipTwo Fires Rocket Engines for First Ever Supersonic Test Flight- Photos & Video
SpaceShipTwo fires her rocket motor in flight for 1st time on April 29, 2013. Credit: MarsScientific.com Updated with more Photos…
Debunking Comet ISON Conspiracy Theories (No, ISON is Not Nibiru)
Comets always seem to bring ‘em out of the wood work. There’s a scene from the 1998 movie Deep Impact…
Saturn Storm’s ‘Suck Zone’ Shown In Spectacular Cassini Shots
Checking out the above pictures of a Saturn hurricane, one can't help but wonder: how close was the Cassini spacecraft…
Warning Shot: a “Bullet Hole” on the ISS
Canadian astronaut and Expedition 35 commander Chris Hadfield just shared this photo on Twitter, showing a portion of one of…
Herschel Space Telescope Closes Its Eyes on the Universe
Sadly – though as expected – the most powerful far-infrared orbital telescope put in orbit has ended mission. The Herschel…
Magnificent New Timelapse: Death Valley Dreamlapse 2
Have you ever dreamed of camping out under the dark skies of Death Valley? Dream no more: you can enjoy…
NASA Scientists Soar Over a Mini Ice Cap
It's quite a long way from Mars, but I can't help but be reminded of the Red Planet's ice-covered north…