Carnival Of Space #198
A brand new Carnival of Space -- the "down under" edition -- is hosted by Ian Musgrave and his Astroblog.…
Mars Science Lab Backshell Damaged (Updated)
[/caption] UPDATE: According to JPL's Scott Maxwell on Twitter, the aeroshell was not damaged during the improper lifting, which is…
A New “Spin” On Stellar Age
[/caption] It might not be polite to ask a lady her true age, but when it comes to stars it's…
Soyuz Crew Lands Safely
[/caption] The Expedition 27 crew of Commander Dmitry Kondratyev and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli and Cady Coleman landed upright in…
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,…