Spectacular Soyuz Photo Gallery shows Unprecedented View Of Shuttle Docked at Station
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - Unprecedented and spectacular photos showing a US Space Shuttle Orbiter docked to the International Space…
Want to Make Planets? Better Hurry.
[/caption] Currently, astronomers have two competing models for planetary formation. In one, the planets form in a single, monolithic collapse.…
Insanely Awesome Raw Cassini Images of Titan and Enceladus
[/caption] An incredible set of images are beaming back from the Cassini spacecraft as it orbits Saturn, snapping away at…
Kepler Team Announces New Rocky Planet
[/caption] Today at the American Astronomical Society conference in Boston, the Kepler team announced the confirmation of a new…
Messages from Mercury
[/caption] It's been just over two months since the MESSENGER spacecraft successfully entered orbit around Mercury, back on March 18,…
The Sights and Sounds of Endeavour’s Final Launch
Videographers David Gonzales and Mike Deep filmed Endeavour's final launch with two cameras from the Kennedy Space Center Press Site,…
The View from 100,000 Feet
I love these student projects that send a camera via a balloon high in the atmosphere to film the view…
Ultimate ISS + Shuttle + Earth Photo Op Coming on May 23 from Soyuz and Paolo Nespoli
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER: Get ready for the ultimate photo op in space - set for the International Space Station…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Small Bangs
[/caption] Most gamma-ray bursts come in two flavors. Firstly, there are long duration bursts which form in dense star-forming regions…
Friday Special: Two Rocket Launches in Less Than Two Hours
It was a busy launch day around the world on Friday. Above, the Ariane 5 rocket carrying the ST-2 and…