‘Live’ Tweeting Apollo 17’s Mission
40 years ago on December 19, 1972, Apollo 17 splashed down on Earth, marking the end of the manned…
Shepherd Moon Face-Off!
Raw Cassini image acquired on Dec. 18, 2012 (NASA/JPL/SSI) Two of Saturn's shepherd moons face off across the icy strand…
NASA’s Final 2012 Doomsday Debunking Video (We Hope)
Despite countless articles published over the course of several years to the contrary, despite videos and interviews with some of…
The Most Remote Workplace on Earth
ESA's Proba-1 satellite imaged the French-Italian Concordia base on November 21, 2012 (ESA) Located in one of the loneliest locations on…
Evidence for Active Hollows Formation on Mercury
MESSENGER targeted-observation image of the interior of Eminescu crater A recent image acquired by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft shows the interior…
Five Planets Around Nearby Star Tau Ceti; One in Habitable Zone
The location of Tau Ceti in the night sky. Credit: University of Hertfordshire Look up in the sky tonight towards…
International Crew Launches to Space Station
The Soyuz TMA-07M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 carrying the Expedition 34…
How To Train for a Mission to the ISS: The Soyuz
Expedition 34/35: Canadian Space Agency Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA.…
Gorgeous New Backlit View of Saturn
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has delivered a glorious view of Saturn, taken while the spacecraft was in Saturn's shadow. Image credit:…
One of the Largest Astronomical Images Ever Made
The northern portion of the Cygnus Loop, as seen in an enormous new panorama from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)…