New Image: Rosy Glow of Starbirth, Just in Time for Spring
[/caption] Just in time for the start of spring, the ESO's Very Large Telescope has captured this stunning new image…
Keeping Astronauts Safe from Meteoroids
[/caption] About 100 tons of meteoroids bombard the Earth’s atmosphere every day. For spacecraft in Earth orbit, a collision with…
MESSENGER’s First Image from Orbit of Mercury
[/caption] Here it is, the first image taken by the MESSENGER spacecraft since entering orbit around Mercury on March 17,…
Cosmology 101: The End
[/caption] Welcome back to the third, and last, installment of Cosmology 101. So far, we've covered the history of the…
Japan’s Trash-laden HTV-2 Undocks from ISS
[/caption] Japan's HTV-2 Kounotori resupply ship undocked from the International Space Station at 15.45 GMT on March 28, and will…
Amazing Image: Kepler’s Transiting Exoplanets
[/caption] Wow. This remarkable visualization shows every Kepler planetary candidate host star with its transiting companion in silhouette. Jason Rowe…
How to Wake Up an Astronaut: Vote Now
From folk to boogey-woogey to cute kids singing, you’ve got 10 original choices for which song should be the winner…
Fancy doing a Messier Marathon this Weekend?
[/caption] If you are new to astronomy, you may ask "what is a Messier Marathon and how do I do…
Israel and Russia Sign Space Cooperation Agreement
[/caption] The Israeli government has signed an agreement with Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, for cooperation in space for peaceful…
Everyday Astronauts
[/caption] What do astronauts do when they aren't in space? Commercial photographer Hunter Freeman's images all seem to have a…