Shaking Up Theories Of Earth’s Formation
[/caption] Researchers from The Australian National University are suggesting that Earth didn't form as previously thought, shaking up some long-standing…
Postcards From Saturn
[/caption] Over the past few days NASA's Cassini spacecraft has performed flybys of several of Saturn's moons. From the ostentatious…
Hubble Gets Best Look Yet At Messier 9
[/caption] First discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, the globular cluster Messier 9 is a vast swarm of ancient stars…
Weekly Space Hangout — March 29, 2012
Pamela Gay hosts (with a still photo because the Internets were not with her) the Weekly Space Hangout featuring Emily…
Did Water or Lava Carve the Outflow Channels on Mars?
Large features on Mars called outflow channels have been a point of contention among planetary scientists. “Most Mars scientists accept…
Huge ‘Tornado’ on the Sun
[/caption] The Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images and video of a spectacular rotation of material from the Sun in a…
20-Ton Cargo Freighter Arrives at Space Station
The heaviest cargo ship ever has arrived and docked to the International Space Station, laden with 7 tons of supplies…
Apollo 11’s Rocket Engines Found on the Bottom of the Ocean
[/caption] Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has located the Apollo 11 F-1 rocket engines and plans to recover them. “I'm excited…
“Tidal Venuses” May Have Been Wrung Out To Dry
[/caption] Earth-sized exoplanets within a distant star's habitable zone could still be very much uninhabitable, depending on potential tidal stresses…
Astronomers Discover Ancient Planetary System
[/caption] From a press release from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy: A group of European astronomers has discovered an…