Atlantis Returns Home — For the Last Time?
A bittersweet moment in space history as Atlantis and her six-member crew landed at Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday…
First Orion Capsule forming rapidly
[/caption] The first Orion crew capsule is rapidly taking shape as assembly work to construct the skeletal framework of the…
Amateur Astronomers Spy on Air Force’s Secret Mini Space Plane
[/caption] The US Air Force's unmanned mini space shuttle has been located and tracked in orbit by a contingent of…
SDO Seeing ‘Butterfly Effect’ on the Sun
[/caption] Already, the Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, has taken over 5 million images, and the firehose of data and…
Phoenix Mission Tribute Video
Here's a great video from JPL that shows mission highlights and initial science findings from the Phoenix Mars Lander. Farewell,…
The Story Behind SOFIA, NASA’s Flying Observatory
[/caption] From the Cornell University Chronicle, written by Lauren Gold: The SOFIA project has been in the making for more…
Wild and Crazy Multi-Planetary System Surprises Astronomers
[/caption] Astronomers are finding that not only are there a wide range of different extrasolar planets, but there are different…
New Image Shows Phoenix Lander’s Solar Panel is Missing
[/caption] The Phoenix lander will not be phoning home. A new image of Phoenix taken this month by the HiRISE…
It Takes Six Minutes to Fly From One End of ISS to the Other
How long does it take you to walk from one end of your house to the other? The ISS is…
WISE Covers the Heart and Soul of Infrared Astronomy
[/caption] In about six months' time, NASA's WISE mission, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, has captured almost a million images,…