Life in the Universe, Reflected by the Moon
[/caption] Earthshine – a poetic, fanciful word for the soft, faint glow on the Moon when the light from the…
Astronomers See Stars Changing Right Before Their Eyes in Orion Nebula
[/caption] A gorgeous new image from the tag team effort of the Herschel and Spitzer Space telescopes shows a rainbow…
Moons Large and Small
[/caption] It may be one of the best images from Cassini yet this year! Cloud-covered Titan and tiny Prometheus (can…
Heads Up: It’s Another Mind-Blowing Aurora Photo
[/caption] Photographer Ole Christian Salomonsen is a master at capturing the northern lights in all their glory... as this image…
Salty Soil on Mars Could Be Slurping Water from the Atmosphere
[/caption] It happens every summer in humid air: the salt in your salt shaker clumps together as the salt draws…
Our Early Universe: Inflation, or Something Totally Wacky?
[/caption] Astronomers generally accept the theory that our universe looks the way it does because of cosmic inflation -- rapid…
The 3-D Sun, Now in HD!
The science team from the Solar Dynamics Observatory invites you to put on your 3D glasses and enjoy our active…
Today’s Martian Weather: Partly Cloudy
[/caption] Changing seasons in Mars' northern hemisphere brings a change in the weather, and the clouds have rolled in to…
Just In From SpaceX: Dragon and Falcon 9 Assembly Now Complete
[/caption] Today SpaceX today released an image of the fully assembled Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket inside their facility…
Carnival of Space #238
[/caption] This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang at Next Big Future. Click here to read the…