Masten’s Xombie Tests a Mars EDL-type Trajectory
Could one of the next landings on Mars be led by a commercial company? Masten Space Systems vertical take-off and…
US Astronomy Facing Severe Budget Cuts and Facility Closures
The US astronomy budget is facing unprecedented cuts with potential closures of several facilities. A new report by the National…
NASA’s Mighty Eagle Takes Flight; Finds Its Target
No, it's not a UFO -- it's NASA's "Mighty Eagle", a robotic prototype lander that successfully and autonomously found its…
Scientists Find Clues of Plate Tectonics on Mars
Caption: Valles Marineris NASA World Wind Map Mars Credit: NASA Until now, Earth was thought to be the only planet…
Astrovideo: Klingon Bird of Prey Attacks Venus!
Bird of Prey at Venus during Transit of 2012. Credit: John Chumack "Okay, so it's not a Klingon War Bird,"…
Historic Images: Two Space Shuttles Together
This is a sight that will probably never be seen again: two space shuttles nose-to-nose in the same location. NASA's…
Which Planet is This? A Gale Crater Doppelganger
The Badwater Basin region of California's Death Valley acquired by NASA's Earth Observing-1 satellite (EO-1) on October 23, 2002. Alluvial…
Captain Kirk’s Future Small-Town Beginnings
In Riverside, Iowa -- population less than 1,000 in the last census -- getting your hands on future space history…
Celestial Dreaming in a Bit of Pipe Smoke
Zoom into the Pipe Nebula by using the zoom slider, or pan around the image by using the arrow icons…
Star Clusters on a Clandestine Collision Course
Astronomers originally thought that just one massive star cluster shone brightly in a huge star forming region of the Tarantula…