Breaks in Jupiter’s Clouds are Swirling Hot Spots
From a JPL press release: In the swirling canopy of Jupiter's atmosphere, cloudless patches are so exceptional that the big…
A Tribute to MESSENGER
If you're reading this then you probably love space exploration, and if you love space exploration then you know how…
Former Navy SEAL Survived ‘Hell Week’ En Route to Space
If a meteor hit the station, or a fire suddenly broke out, you'd want some pretty quick-thinking people on board…
O Canada! Hadfield Becomes First Canadian Commander of ISS
With the Canadian national anthem playing, astronaut Chris Hadfield accepted the “keys” to the International Space Station from outgoing Expedition…
We Live in a Cosmic Shooting Gallery
In this new video from Big Think, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says he's almost embarrassed for our species that it…
ALMA Now a Full-Fledged Observatory
Today, in a remote part of the Chilean Andes, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), was inaugurated at an official…
How the Space Shuttle Killed an American Halley’s Comet Mission
NASA missed the chance to visit Halley's Comet in 1986 when the famed sentinel swung close to Earth, as it…
Habitable Earth-Like Exoplanets Might Be Closer Than We Think
Size might matter when it comes to stars having habitable environments for planets, and in this case smaller might be…
ALMA Eyes Most Distant Star-forming Galaxy
Let's turn down the lights and set the stage... We're moving off through space, looking not only at distant galaxies,…
Live from 1969: Apollo 9 Returns Home
“On the success of Apollo 9 mission hangs the hope for future manned missions to the Moon,” said famous CBS…