[/caption] In 1926, astronomer Edwin Hubble gave us our first basic galaxy classification scenario - the Hubble Sequence. Using photographic…
[/caption] The Johannes Kepler ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) has undocked from the International Space station and will re- enter Earth’s…
[/caption] On June 18, 2011, the Cassini spacecraft performed a flyby of Saturn's moon Helene. Passing at a distance of…
[/caption] June 21st, 2011 is Summer Solstice - the longest day of the year. This is the time when the…
[/caption] What you're looking at isn't a vintage telescope, but a modern day long focus refractor. Custom-built to exacting standards,…
Here's a cool animation showing Mars' little moon Phobos passing in front of distant Jupiter from the viewpoint of ESA's Mars…
[/caption] Molecular clouds are called so because they have sufficient density to support the formation of molecules, most commonly H2…
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER – The cargo canister for NASA’s final space shuttle mission was delivered to the sea-side launch…
[/caption] With the arrival of the Cassini–Huygens mission in 2004 to Saturn's satellite Titan, we terrestrials became acutely aware that…
[/caption] That was close! A fixed camera at launchpad B at Kennedy Space Center (which is being torn down/modified) captured…