Phobos-Grunt’s Mysterious Thruster Activation: A Function of Safe Mode or Just Good Luck?
[/caption] Editor’s note: Dr. David Warmflash, principal science lead for the US team from the LIFE experiment on board the…
Dramatic Soyuz Docking Averts Potential Station Abandonment
[/caption] A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying the first crew of humans to fly to space in the post Space Shuttle…
Antique Stars Could Help Solve Mysteries Of Early Milky Way
[/caption] Utilizing ESO's giant telescopes located in Chile, researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have been examining "antique" stars. Located…
Goldilocks And The Habitable Zone – The Increased Place In Space
[/caption] It's referred to as the "Goldilock's Zone", but this area in space isn't meant for sleepy or hungry bears…
Live Webcast from American Museum of Natural History Today: Beyond Planet Earth
The American Museum of Natural History in New York will soon be opening up a new exhibition called "Beyond Planet…
Happy Birthday, Sir William Herschel!
On this day in 1738, an astronomy legend was born - Sir William Herschel. Among this British astronomer and musician's…
Is There a Methane Habitable Zone?
[/caption] For a long time now, we have heard the mantra "follow the water" when it comes to searching for…
Activity on the Sun Ramps Up with Monster Prominences; Huge Filament Snaps
[/caption] A huge wall of plasma rose from the Sun's southeast limb over the weekend, with what might be one…
China completes 2nd Docking to Space Lab and sets Path to Manned flights in 2012
[/caption] Chinese space prowess took another major leap forward today (Nov. 14) when the unmanned Shenzhou-8 capsule successfully re-docked with…
Update on Phobos-Grunt: Might the LIFE Experiment be Recovered?
[/caption] Editor's note: With Russian engineers trying to save the Phobos-Grunt mission, Dr. David Warmflash, principal science lead for the…