New Interactive Panorama from the Curiosity Rover
Above is a recent 3-D version of a panoramic view from NASA of the Curiosity Mars rover, made from dozens…
Sci-Fi Book Review: “Pilot” by R.D. Drabble
"Pilot," a new sci-fi thriller, follows law enforcement officer Legitt Redd, as he finds himself in the middle of an…
Success! Progress Spacecraft Overcomes Stuck Antenna, Arrives at Station
A software fix solved a sticky antenna problem on an unmanned cargo ship, a problem that threatened to interfere with…
Astrophotographers Capture “Mini” Lunar Eclipse
The lunar eclipse on April 25 was described by astrophotographer Gadi Eidelheit as "the greatest, slightest eclipse I ever saw!"…
This Spot on Mercury (Almost) Never Goes Dark
Mercury, traveling in its 88-day-long orbit around the Sun with basically zero axial tilt, has many craters at its poles…
Barf Bags in Space
No bodily function is off-limits for Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. In this video, he explains that in space, you need…
Giveaway: Luminos App For Your iOS Device
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to stand on the surface of Mars, or stare up at…
Cassini Watches as Meteors Hit Saturn’s Rings
From tell-tale evidence, we know that Earth, our Moon and other bodies in our Solar System are constantly barraged with…
Einstein Right Again! Rapidly Spinning Pulsar Follows General Relativity
A unique and exotic laboratory about 6,800 light-years from Earth is helping Earth-based astronomers test Albert Einstein's theory of general…
The Sun Blasts Out Two CME’s Towards Mercury
Over the past 24 hours, the Sun has erupted with two coronal mass ejections (CMEs), sending billions of tons of…