Star Trails as Seen From Space

13 years ago

[/caption] Astronaut Don Pettit has just put another wow-factor in astrophotography from the International Space Station, and provided a whole…

Excellent Exoplanet Visualization: The Kepler Orrery II

13 years ago

About a year ago, Daniel Fabrycky from the Kepler spacecraft science team put together a terrific orrery-type visualization of all…

Next Live Interview: The Latest Exoplanet News from Kepler

13 years ago

[/caption] Coming up next in our series of live interviews with astronomers and scientists is a discussion of the latest…

Will Asteroid 2011 AG5 Hit Earth in 2040?

13 years ago

[/caption] You may have heard about an asteroid in the news this week that has a 1 in 625 chance…

Thierry Legault: Astrophotography is an ‘Adrenaline Rush’

13 years ago

[/caption] During one of the final space shuttle missions, photographer Thierry Legault traveled nearly 4,000 km across various locations in…

Timelapse: Return to the Night Sky at Joshua Tree

13 years ago

Gavin Heffernan's latest timelapse is a stunning look at the night sky over Joshua Tree National Park in California. You'll…

Warp Drives May Come With a Killer Downside

13 years ago

[/caption] Planning a little space travel to see some friends on Kepler 22b? Thinking of trying out your newly-installed FTL3000…

NASA’s New Video, Voiced by Optimus Prime

13 years ago

Okay, NASA's really just showing off with this video. They dug up every piece of amazing archival footage and had…

Exciting New ‘Enceladus Explorer’ Mission Proposed to Search for Life

13 years ago

Along with Jupiter's moon Europa, a tiny Saturnian moon, Enceladus, has become one of the most fascinating places in the…