Russian Fireball Inspires Journey into the World of Meteorites
A little more than week ago a 7,000 ton, 50-foot (15-meter) wide meteoroid made an unexpected visit over Russia to…
European Asteroid Smasher Could Bolster Planetary Defense
Planetary Defense is a concept very few people heard of or took seriously - that is until last week’s humongous…
Nearby Ancient Star is Almost as Old as the Universe
A metal-poor star located merely 190 light-years from the Sun is 14.46+-0.80 billion years old, which implies that the star is…
Satellite Swarm — Including an Asteroid Hunter — Readies For Spaceflight
Early next week, an Indian rocket will launch into space carrying seven satellites on board. Among them will be a…
Bright Jets Blast Out from a Newborn Star
Like very young humans, very young stars also tend to make a big mess out of the stuff around them…
Hieroglyphic-like Features Point to Past Subsurface Water on Mars
Although these strange features on Mars look a bit like hieroglyphics or geoglyphs such as the mysterious Nazca lines on…
Comet PANSTARRS: How to See it in March 2013
Great ready. After much anticipation, we could have the first naked eye comet of 2013 for northern hemisphere observers in early…
Space Station Astronauts Hangout with Earthlings (and Universe Today!)
It's not often that people on Earth get to hangout with astronauts in space, but today NASA held the first-ever…
In Reality, Nebulae Offer No Place for Spaceships to Hide
In the Battlestar: Galactica universe, nebulas are a nifty spot to hide from the Cylons that are plotting to kill…
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Historic Mars Rock Drilling Sample Set for Analysis by Curiosity Robot in Search of Organics
Newly received images from the surface of Mars confirm that NASA’s Curiosity rover successfully extracted the 1st ever samples collected…