Genesis Sheds Light On Sun And Solar System Formation
[/caption] For 886 days between 2001 and 2004, a tiny spacecraft named Genesis sat parked at Lagrange Point L1 quietly…
ARTEMIS Spacecraft Curlicuing Their Way To Lunar Orbit
[/caption] From a Goddard Space Flight Center Press Release: They've almost arrived. It took one and a half years, over…
Cosmology in the Year 1 Trillion
[/caption]Much of what is known today about the birth of the cosmos comes from astronomical observations at high redshifts. Due…
Betelgeuse: A Claim To Flame
[/caption] If it were at home in the center of our solar system, this red supergiant's girth would extend out…
Another Asteroid To Give Earth a Close Shave June 27, 2011
[/caption] A newly discovered house-sized asteroid will miss the Earth by less than 17,700 km (11,000 miles) on Monday June…
Fundraising for Aliens
[/caption] SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence suffered a big blow in April of this year when the primary alien…
Double Occultations This Week Will Reveal More Details About Pluto
Several teams of astronomers are taking advantage of a rare double event this week to learn more about the atmosphere…
Packing a Mars Rover for the Trip to Florida
Check out this way cool time-lapse movie of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover as its being packed up for her trip…
Is This a Scene from Star Wars or a Real Image from the ISS?
[/caption] What an amazing image! The ATV-2 Johannes Kepler looks like an X-Wing fighter from Star Wars as it departed…
Enceladus’ Salty Surprise
[/caption] Researchers on the Cassini mission team have identified large salt grains in the plumes emanating from Saturn's icy…