Senate’s New NASA Plan: Heavy Lift, Extra Shuttle Mission, Less Commericial and Tech Development
The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation today unanimously approved legislation that would add a shuttle mission and jump start…
Wind Gust Gives Opportunity Rover a Power Boost
[/caption] Either some little Martians came by and gave the Opportunity rover a quick once-over cleaning, or a recent gust…
Hubble Confirms Comet-like Tail on Vaporizing Planet
Next time you hear someone complaining that it's too hot outside, you can make them feel better by pointing out…
Where In The Universe #112
Here's this week's Where In The Universe Challenge. You know what to do: take a look at this image and…
Swift Briefly Blinded by Mega X-ray Blast
[/caption] A record-breaking gamma ray burst from beyond the Milky Way temporarily blinded the X-ray eye on NASA's Swift space…
Big or Small, All Stars Form the Same Way
[/caption] How do massive stars form? This has been one of the more hotly debated questions in astronomy. Do big…
External Tank for Final Scheduled Shuttle Mission Arrives at KSC (Gallery)
[/caption] Universe Today photographer Alan Walters was on hand at Kennedy Space Center today to see the arrival of ET-138,…
Pluto Goes into the Dark
[/caption] Last week, Pluto passed in front of what looks like a dark patch in the sky, and astrophotographer John…
Robonaut Getting Ready for ISS Mission
NASA's Robonaut 2 will be the first human-like robot to go to space, and teams from Johnson Space Center have…
Your Chance to Weigh in on NASA’s Future Destinations
Where do you think NASA's next destination should be in space? Asteroid? The Moon? Mars? The Planetary Society is hosting…