Curiosity and the Issue of Planetary Protection
Curiosity at Centre of Attention During Testing Image Credit: NASA /JPL - Caltech There have been many reports about the…
Cassini Spies a Possible ‘Oasis’ on Titan
From a JPL press release: New data from the Cassini spacecraft shows enduring methane lakes in the equatorial regions on…
Big and Bright Asteroid to Pass by Earth June 14
An unusually large and bright near-Earth asteroid was recently discovered and it will make its closest approach to Earth on…
Black Hole Hunter Drops from a Plane, Zooms to Orbit
[/caption] The newest mission to hunt for black holes soared to orbit today after first dropping from an aircraft. NASA's…
Secret X-37B Mini Space Shuttle Could Land Today
[/caption] After more than a year in orbit, the US Air Force’s clandestine mini-space shuttle will likely land at Vandenberg…
Active Region on the Sun Turning Toward Earth
The Solar Dynamics Observatory always provides an incredible view of our Sun, and is keeping an eye on Active Region…
Black Hole Growth Out of Whack in Some Galaxies
[/caption] From a Chandra press release: New evidence from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory challenges prevailing ideas about how black holes…
Coming Soon: World’s Largest Optical Telescope
[/caption] The world’s largest optical/infrared telescope has been given the initial go-ahead to be built. Called the European Extremely Large…
Astrophoto: Incredible Deep View of Globular Clusters Swarming the Sombrero Galaxy
[/caption] You may recall in 2011 we featured an astrophoto by Rolf Wahl Olsen from New Zealand, who took the…
Galactic Close Call Leaves a Bridge of Gas
[/caption] An ancient passing between two nearby galaxies appears to have left the participants connected by a tenuous "bridge" of…