Finding NEEMO: NASA’s Underwater Simulations Focus on Human Asteroid Mission
[/caption] The sight of NASA mission specialists performing mission training underwater has been fairly common over the years. On October…
What Does NASA Sound Like?
[/caption] When you think of NASA, do certain sounds and/or soundbites come to mind? "3...2...1...0 and Liftoff!" "That's one small…
Happy Equinox!
We're now in Autumn (in the Northern Hemisphere), the time when the length of day and night are roughly the…
Water, Water Everywhere… And A Few Drops For Saturn, Too!
[/caption] In 2005, NASA's Cassini spacecraft gave us an incredible view of Enceladus chuffing out fountains of water vapor and…
Where will the UARS Satellite Crash?
[/caption] The bus sized UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite) is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere early morning GMT on September…
Surf, Sand & Space: The Astronaut Beach House
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – Astronauts preparing to launch into space for the better part of the last four decades…
Breaking the Speed of Light
[/caption] It's been a tenet of the standard model of physics for over a century. The speed of light is…
Globular Clusters on a Plane
[/caption] Globular clusters are generally some of the oldest structures in our galaxy. Many of the most famous ones formed…
Google+ Is Live for Everyone
I've handed out hundreds (maybe thousands?) of Google+ invites to Universe Today readers, but now the service is open to…
Martian Clay A Vessel For Water?
[/caption] Although it might seem like a fictitious nomenclature, smectite is a real substance and it's been found on Mars.…