Mars Has Watery Insides, Just Like Earth
Researchers from the Carnegie Institution have found that water is present in surprisingly Earthlike amounts within Mars' mantle, based on…
The Challenge of Landing on Mars
The folks at NASA/JPL posted this amazing video to their YouTube channel today, highlighting the incredible engineering feat it will…
Astrophoto: Supernova PTF11kly During and After
It was literally an event of stellar proportions! In August 2011, a new Type Ia supernova was seen in spiral…
Early “Elemental” Galaxy Found 12.4 Billion Light Years Away
This is definitely a story about a galaxy long ago and far away. An international team of researchers using the…
Weekly Space Hangout – June 21, 2012
In this edition of the Weekly Space Hangout, we welcome a new participant: Mike Wall, senior writer at Space.com. We…
NuSTAR Successfully Deploys Huge Mast
Nine days after launch -- and right on schedule -- the newest space mission has deployed its unique mast, giving…
Recent Earth-Passing Asteroid is Much Bigger Than Originally Estimated
An asteroid that recently passed by Earth is about twice as large as originally estimated, and it would have had…
The “Deep Blue Sea” of the Sun
Looking like an intricate pen-and-ink illustration, the complex and beautiful structures of the Sun's surface come to life in yet…
A Gamma-Ray Burst as Music
This is awesome. What would a gamma-ray burst sound like? No one really knows, but members of the team that…
What a View! Exoplanet Odd Couple Orbit in Close Proximity
Imagine if the Neptune was only a million miles from Earth. What a view we’d have! … not to mention…