Unexpected Find: ‘Rainforest’ of Phytoplankton Growth in the Arctic Ocean
[/caption] Imagine finding a rainforest in the middle of a desert. That is how NASA scientists are equating a new…
Spitzer Captures Ancient Fireworks of First Objects in the Universe
[/caption] The Spitzer Space Telescope has looked back in time to see what scientists called the “faint, lumpy glow” given…
Thierry Legault: One Transit is Not Enough
[/caption] Astrophotographer Thierry Legault had told us he was traveling to Australia for the Transit of Venus, so we knew…
Vesta’s Amazing Technicolor Surface
A brand new 3-D video map from the Dawn mission provides a unique view of the varied surface of the…
Humans on Mars by 2023?
Reality TV goes to Mars! Dutch entrepreneur Bas Lansdorp is leading a group visionaries and businesspeople who want to send…
Science Fiction Author Ray Bradbury Dies
[/caption] Author Ray Bradbury — who sent generations of readers on travels to fantastic future worlds -- has died this…
Amazing Transit of Venus Images From Around the World
Wow! Amateur astronomers around the world looked to the sky last night and early this morning to observe Venus as…
Stunning Timelapse: Spacecraft Capture the Transit of Venus
Here's the entire 7-hour transit of Venus across the face of the Sun - shown in several views -- in…
Repaired Space Shuttle Enterprise to set Sail on Final Voyage
[/caption] Enterprise, post boo-boo and postponed a day by rainy weather, should arrive at the Intrepid today ! The final…
Earth Threatened By Glowing Green Asteroid?
[/caption] The Daily Mail is reporting that a youtube user has found a strange object while poking around in Google…