Blast it Wedge, We’re Not Getting a Death Star
Well, it's official. The Obama Administration has said no to a petition asking the US government to build a Death…
Amazing Map Is Made Up Of Everyone in the U.S. and Canada
Zoomable map of the US and Canada pinpoints everyone with a dot. (Credit: Brandon Martin-Anderson/Census Dotmap) Now this is…
Saturn’s Mini-Moons Align for Family Portrait
It’s a good thing NASA labeled the moons in this image of Saturn, because they are pretty hard to see.…
What Happened During the Huygens Mission?
It was eight years ago on January 14, 2005 that the Huygens spacecraft descended through Titan’s murky atmosphere and touched…
A Moon With Two Suns: Making Art from Science
A view of Kepler 47c and binary stars. ©Digital Drew. All rights reserved. What would it look like on a…
Bush Fires Damage Australian Observatory
The Siding Springs Observatory complex has suffered damage from wild fires burning across New South Wales, Australia. An initial assessment,…
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Rover Team Chooses 1st Rock Drilling Target for Curiosity
Image caption: Time lapse mosaic shows Curiosity rover’s arm movement from raised position to surface deployment on Sol 149 (Jan.…
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Private Test Pilots to Fly 1st Commercial Crewed Space Flights for NASA
[/caption] Image Caption: Dream Chaser commercial crew vehicle built by Sierra Nevada Corp docks at ISS Commercial test pilots, not…
AR1654 is a Monster Sunspot. (And It’s Aiming Our Way.)
Active Region 1654 on the Sun's western limb, seen by SDO on Jan. 11 (NASA/SDO/HMI team. Diagram by J. Major.)…
Bigelow Inflatable Module Will be Added to Space Station
The next addition to the International Space Station will likely be an inflatable module from Bigelow Aerospace. NASA announced today…