Morpheus Lander Crashes and Burns
NASA's "lean and green" Morpheus lander crashed and burned during a free flight test at Kennedy Space Center today, August…
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Curiosity and the Mojave Desert of Mars – Panorama from Gale Crater
Image Caption: Curiosity and the Mojave Desert of Mars at Gale Crater North Rim, False Color Mosaic. This false color…
Incredible View of an Active Region on the Sun
Wow! What a view of Active Region 1542 on the Sun! César Cantú from the Chilidog Observatory in Monterrey, Mexico…
Curiosity raises Mast and snaps 1st Self Portrait and 1st 360 Panorama
Image Caption: Rover's Self Portrait -This Picasso-like self portrait of NASA's Curiosity rover was taken by its Navigation cameras, located…
Take a Flight Through Our Universe, Thanks to New 3-D Map of the Sky
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III) has released the largest three-dimensional map of massive galaxies and distant black holes…
Amazing Sharper View of MSL Hanging by its Parachute
I have to steal a phrase from Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, who earlier this week said something like, "Things…
Neil Armstrong Recovering from Heart Surgery
Iconic Apollo astronaut and Moon walker Neil Armstrong is recovering from heart surgery, but is doing well. Reports say that…
See the “Martian Triangle” in the Sky Tonight!
If -- like me -- you've been focusing on all the great images and news coming from the Mars Science…
Ironic Science Reality: Flying Saucers on Mars from Earth
“Irony: The first real flying saucer is from Earth. And it landed on Mars.” That’s a quote we saw via…
A Panorama of Curiosity’s Surroundings
Taken this morning (mission Sol 2) with the rover's left Navcam, here's a high-res panorama of Curiosity's view at its…