An Unusual Look at the Moon’s South Pole
[/caption] No, this is not a wheel of moldy Swiss Cheese. It’s an illumination map of the South Pole of…
Navy Railgun Sets a New Record
*Gulp* If you haven't seen this video yet, its worth a look. On December 10, 2010, the Office of Naval…
More Images, Details on SpaceX’s Dragon Flight
[/caption] SpaceX has released more images and more details about the successful flight of Falcon 9 and the Dragon capsule…
Landfall at Santa Maria for Opportunity on Mars
[/caption] NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover arrived today (Dec .15) at Santa Maria crater on Sol 2450. She sits just 20…
Become an Exoplanet Hunter With Newest Zooniverse Citizen Science Project
[/caption] You knew it was only a matter of time until the hunt for extrasolar planets joined the Zooniverse family…
Lunar Dust Transport Still a Mystery
[/caption] There are times when Moon appears to have a tenuous atmosphere of moving dust particles that are leaping up…
Spectacular Night Launch for Soyuz Crew
With a spectacular night launch, the remainder of the Expedition 26 crew are now headed to the International Space Station…
No Asteroid Particles Found in Second Hayabusa Compartment, But More in First
[/caption] No visible material from asteroid Itokawa was found inside the second compartment of a canister returned to Earth by…
Near-Synchronous Explosions Connect Across the Vast Distances on the Sun
For several decades, scientists studying the sun have observed solar flares that appear to occur almost simultaneously but originated in…
Orbital looking to build a mini Space Shuttle?
Fret not Space Shuttle fans... If Orbital Sciences gets their way, a new mini space shuttle may be coming your…