10 Awesome Images of the Space Station’s Cupola
There's a panoramic window on the International Space Station named after the observation decks that old-time train cabooses had. The…
Take a Spin Around Mercury
Created by the MESSENGER mission team at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the Carnegie Institution of Washington,…
Portrait Of NGC 5189: New Light On An Old Planetary Nebula
Stretching across three light years of space and located about 3,000 light years away in the direction of the constellation…
Naming Pluto’s Moons: Will it Come Down to Trekkies Versus the IAU?
As reported here on Universe Today last week, the SETI Institute has invited the public to vote on the names…
A Parting Look at 2012 DA14: Was This a Warning Shot from Space?
Just as anticipated, on Friday, Feb. 15, asteroid 2012 DA14 passed us by, zipping 27,000 kilometers (17,000 miles) above Earth's surface…
The Lessons We Learned from Space Shuttle Enterprise
On this day 36 years ago, two astronauts aboard the space shuttle Enterprise took the ship out for its initial…
Carnival of Space #289
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Pamela Hoffman at Everyday Spacer. Click here to read Carnival of Space…
The Astronomy of Shakespeare
With all this talk lately of rocks whizzing by Earth (or crashing through the atmosphere), it's remarkable that we didn't…
Watch a Million Particles Collide
What happens when you give 1,000,000 particles their own gravity and spring repulsion and send them out to play? Watch…
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Canadarm Ready to Ensnare Space Dragon after March 1 Blast Off
Wouldn’t you love to wake up to this gorgeous view of our home planet as a big hand waves a…