Planetary Resources: The Video
Planetary Resources, Inc. has announced its plan to mine Near Earth Asteroids for their raw resources, ranging from water to…
Question About Space Weather? NASA Scientists Have Answers
What's the difference between a solar flare and a coronal mass ejection? What causes such energetic space events? Worried that…
Planetary Resources Group Wants to Mine Asteroids
[/caption] Last week a new company backed by a number of high-tech billionaires said they would be announcing a new…
The Best of Hubble: 22 Years of Amazing Images
Loading player... 22 years ago today, the Hubble Space Telescope launched into orbit. After overcoming initial problems, Hubble has gone…
The Family that Went to the Moon
[/caption] Well, the family photo, anyway. On April 23, 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts Charlie Duke and John Young embarked on…
Astronomy Cast, Ep: 258: Viking Landers
Last week we talked about the orbiter portion of the Viking Missions. But that was only half the adventure. Each…
SpaceX Launch to Space Station Delayed
[/caption] The historic flight of the first commercial transport to the International Space Station will have to wait at least…
Glittering ‘Mini-Jets’ Found in Saturn’s Curious F-Ring
[/caption] New images from the Cassini spacecraft have revealed kilometer-sized objects piercing through parts of Saturn's F ring, leaving glittering…
Carnival of Space #246
[/caption] This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Links Through Space. Click here to read Carnival of Space #246.…
Join the Million Crater Challenge
Like a challenge? Right now you can join in a contest to mark a million craters, as part of the…