Contact Established with Phobos-Grunt Spacecraft — Can the Mission Go On?
[/caption] Editor’s note: Dr. David Warmflash, principal science lead for the US team from the LIFE experiment on board the…
Planetary Habitability Index Proposes A Less “Earth-Centric” View In Search Of Life
[/caption] It's a given. It won't be long until human technology will expand our repertoire of cataloged exoplanets to astronomical…
ISS Crew May Be Forced to Take Shelter from Space Debris
[/caption] Nov. 23 update: NASA reports that flight controllers have downgraded conjunction threat, and there is now no need for…
Mars Rover Finds a Turkey Haven for the Holiday
[/caption] What does a Mars Rover do for the Thanksgiving holiday? While one rover will be sitting on the launchpad,…
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Science Rich Gale Crater and NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover in Glorious 3-D – Touchdown in a Habitable Zone
[/caption] Curiosity, NASA’s next Mars rover is on target to launch this Saturday, Nov 26 from the Florida Space Coast…
Could Electrical Sprites Hold the Key to Extraterrestrial Life?
[/caption] In 1989, meteorologists discovered sprites. Not the spirits, elves, or pixies that pepper Shakespearean comedies but their equally…
SOFIA Reveals Star-Forming Region W40
[/caption] Around 1957 light years away, a dense molecular cloud resides beside an OB star cluster locked in a massive…
Can Phobos-Grunt Still be Saved? Scientists Hold Out Hope as Deadlines Loom
[/caption] Editor’s note: Dr. David Warmflash, principal science lead for the US team from the LIFE experiment on board the…
Video Shows Rare View of Soyuz Capsule Returning to Earth
The three Expedition 29 astronauts have safely returned to Earth after spending nearly six months on the International Space Station.…
Are Pulsars Giant Permanent Magnets?
[/caption] Some of the most bizarre phenomena in the universe are neutron stars. Very few things in our universe can…