President Obama Calls with Congratulations for Mars Science Laboratory Team
US President Barack Obama called up the Mars Science Laboratory team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory today, August 13, congratulating…
Astrophotos: The 2012 Perseid Meteor Shower from Around the World
Caption: Perseid Meteors with Lunar & Planetary Conjunction on August 12, 2012. Credit: John Chumack. Here's some great views of…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: August 13-19, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Even if you missed the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, there will still be plenty of…
Astrophoto: Ptolemy’s Cluster by Rolf Wahl Olsen
Looking like diamonds in the sky, this lovely astrophoto shows Ptolemy's Cluster, or Messier 7, a very bright open star…
Curiosity sees Mount Sharp Up Close and gets ‘Brain Transplant’
Image Caption: Mosaic of Mount Sharp inside Curiosity’s Gale Crater landing site. Gravelly rocks are strewn in the foreground, dark…
Mystery Blur in Mars Image Explained
When Curiosity executed a perfect six-wheel landing on Mars on the morning of August 6 to the excitement of millions…
Chasing The Little Prince in New York City
"One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry I didn't…
Easiest Guide Ever to Watching the Perseid Meteor Shower
Caption: A bright fireball meteor on August 1, 2012. Credit: John Chumack. This will probably be the most simple and…
New Stunning ISS Time-lapse: Earth Illuminated
"If you could see the Earth illuminated when you were in a place as dark as night, it would look…
Curiosity’s First 360-Degree Color Panorama
Doesn't Gale Crater look lovely this time of year? This is the first 360-degree panorama of color images taken by…