Comet Lemmon, Now in STEREO
An icy interloper was in the sights of a NASA spacecraft this past weekend. Comet 2012 F6 Lemmon passed through…
Comet PANSTARRS: The Show’s Not Over Yet!
While Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) is fading to barely naked-eye and binocular visibility (the comet has lost a full magnitude…
Why Spacewalking Is All About The Hands
Think about your typical construction worker -- there's a lot of reaching, bending, stretching, lifting. How do you accomplish those…
Progress Cargo Ship Launches to Space Station
The Russian Progress 51 cargo craft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan April 24, at 12:12 UTC (6:12 am…
Cosmic C.S.I.: Searching for the Origins of the Solar System in Two Grains of Sand
"The total number of stars in the Universe is larger than all the grains of sand on all the beaches…
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Antares Maiden Soar Pierces Virginia Sky and delivers NASA SmartPhone Pioneer Nanosats to Orbit
The privately developed Antares rocket built by Orbital Sciences Corp. successfully blasted off on its maiden test flight from the…
Meteorite Crashes Through Roof of a House in Connecticut
A rock that crashed through a house in Connecticut last weekend has been confirmed to be a meteorite. Homeowner Larry…
Solar Powered Plane Soars Over the Golden Gate Bridge
The world’s first solar-powered plane is stretching its wings over the US. Today it took off from Moffett Field in…
Hubble Telescope Captures Image of Comet ISON
Here’s our first good look at Comet (C/2012 S1) ISON. The Hubble Space Telescope captured this shot on April 10,…
Bright Meteor Rocks Argentina Rock Concert
Talk about a light show! A massive bolide was captured on video during a middle-of-the-night rock concert in Argentina on…