What Happens When the Winds of Giant Stars Collide?
XMM-Newton observation of the core of the very massive cluster Cyg OB2 located in the constellation of Cygnus, 4700 light-years…
Why Did the Space Shuttle Cross the Road?
Space Shuttle Endeavour on the streets of Los Angeles. Credit: Scott Maxwell Why did Space Shuttle Endeavour cross the road?…
Cookie Monster Crater on Mercury
Big Bird has been grabbing the headlines lately, and its time for another Muppet to get a little face time.…
Titan’s Surface the “Consistency of Soft, Damp Sand”
Artist concept of the Huygens probe landing on the surface of Titan. Credit: ESA Even though the Huygens probe landed…
Can a New Camera Unravel the Nature of Dark Energy?
The 570 megapixel Dark Energy Camera. Credit: Fermilab Scientists have great expectations for the newly operational Dark Energy Camera, which…
Asteroid 2012 TC4 to Buzz Earth on October 12
Asteroid 2012 TC4 as seen by the Remanzacco Observatory team of Ernesto Guido, Giovanni Sostero, Nick Howes on Oct. 9,…
Stunning New Panorama Shows the Hazy Distant Hills of Mars
This beautiful new panorama of the Curiosity rover's view in Gale Crater of the distant hazy hills beyond that seem…
ORBCOMM Satellite Launched by Falcon 9 Has Fallen to Earth
The OG2 satellite being prepared for testing. Credit: ORBCOMM The satellite that was launched to orbit as a secondary payload…
Huge Volcano Plume Seen from Space
The Shiveluch volcano as seen by the Aqua satellite on October 6, 2012. Credit: NASA It’s almost like this volcano…
Nearby Exoplanet Could Be Covered With Diamond
Illustration of 55 Cancri e, a super-Earth that's thought to have a thick layer of diamond (Yale News/Haven Giguere) If…