Did Mars’ Missing Carbon Go Underground in a Wetter Age?
[/caption] A close look at the Wisconsin-sized Huygens Crater, above, in Mars' southern highlands gave NASA and Arizona State University…
Lunar Farside Gets Highest Resolution Look Yet from LRO
[/caption] The first time humans were able to catch a glimpse of the far side of the Moon was back…
Grieving Glory — And Will The Taurus XL Fly Again?
[/caption] Last week's loss of the $420 million Glory satellite has sent NASA into an intensive investigation to find out why…
Massive 8.9 Earthquake Hits Japan; Tsunamis Predicted for Pacific Basin
[/caption] An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan on March 11, one of the strongest to ever…
Endeavour’s Final Rollout
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – The youngest orbiter in NASA’s shuttle fleet headed to Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center…
New Amazingly Life-like Android Better Than Star Trek’s Data
Even though the Star Trek character "Data" was played by a human, this new android might be more life-like. Watch…
Runaway Star Creates Quite a Shock
[/caption] Faster than a speeding bullet, this supergiant star looks like it might be wearing a red cape. Alpha Camelopardalis,…
James Elliot, Discoverer of Uranus Ring System, Dies
[/caption] Astronomer James Elliot, a professor at MIT, has passed away at the age of 67. Elliot was part of…
March 19, 2011… “SuperMoon” or “SuperHype”?
[/caption] I mean no disrespect for those who enjoy the study of astrology. Some of the greatest astronomers of the…
Astronomers Continue to Monitor Asteroid Apophis
[/caption] Asteroid Apophis continues to be an object of interest for astronomers. Even though the possibility of an Earth impact…