Daylight Fireball Dazzles Colorado, Grounds Fire Tankers
A dazzling daytime fireball zipped across New Mexico and Colorado yesterday creating a stir among law enforcement agencies, news organizations,…
Euclid and the Geometry of the Dark Universe
Euclid, an exciting new mission to map the geometry, distribution and evolution of dark energy and dark matter has just…
Hush, Hush US Spy Satellite Blasts Off atop Milestone Atlas Rocket
Image Caption: Spy Satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office blasts off atop Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida…
Early Black Holes were Grazers Rather than Glutonous Eaters
Black holes powering distant quasars in the early Universe grazed on patches of gas or passing galaxies rather than glutting…
Huge Wildfires Burn on Opposite Sides of the Planet
The latest views of Earth from NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites are looking a bit hazy from wildfires burning in…
Loads of Ice Waiting for Explorers at the Moon’s Shackleton Crater
Shackleton crater on the Moon’s south pole has been somewhat of an enigma, as its permanently shadowed interior has made…
Organics Found in Mars Meteorites, But Nothing Biological
Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Andy Tomaswick, an electrical engineer who follows space science and technology. The…
A Close-up Look at the War and Peace Nebula
Take a trip out to the constellation of Scorpius get a close-up look at the War and Peace nebula, courtesy…
This Video Will Make You Grateful for the Earth’s Magnetosphere
A newly released video from NASA showcases the space agency's data visualization skills, as well as the dramatic science behind…
Timelapse: Surprise Aurora Australis
Skywatchers in Australia were treated to unexpected beautiful views of the Aurora Australis. This timelapse is by Alex Cherney in…