Carnival of Space #157, ISDC Mash-up Edition
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Ken Murphy over at Out of the Cradle, and if you want…
A New Comet McNaught Could Be Seen with Naked Eye
[/caption] A new comet with the familiar name of McNaught has just begun to grace the morning skies in the…
Ice Caves Possible on Mars
[/caption] New results published in the journal Icarus suggest that caves on Mars may provide future astronauts with more than…
Delays Likely for Final Two Shuttle Missions
[/caption] The final scheduled space shuttle flight of Endeavour that has been targeted for late November 2010 is now likely…
Exoplanet Hunting Robotic Telescope Sees First Light
[/caption] Great shot of the Tarantula nebula! A new robotic telescope dedicated primarily to hunting for extra solar planets has…
The Earth and Moon May Have Formed Later Than Previously Thought
[/caption] The Earth and Moon were created as the result of a giant collision between two planets the size of…
NASA Releases First Ever Video of Inside of Space Shuttle After Landing
NASA has released the first-ever up close video available for the public, taken from inside a space shuttle after landing,…
Attention Teachers and Students: Fly An Experiment on Final Shuttle Mission
[/caption] We just received an exciting note from Dr. Jeff Goldstein, the Director for the National Center for Earth and…
Man-Made Aurora Will Help to Better Predict Space Weather
[/caption] New experiments that create a man-made aurora are helping researchers better understand how nitrogen in our atmosphere reacts when…
New Mars Maps Show Evidence of Ancient Lakes
[/caption] Was the expansive Hellas Basin on Mars at one time a giant lake? A new geologic mapping project shows…