NASA Diagnoses Problem With Voyager 2
[/caption] What could be happening out near the edge of the solar system? The 33-year-old Voyager 2 spacecraft has experienced…
Antarctic Micrometeorites Provide Clues to Solar System Formation
[/caption] Researchers sifting through the pristine, cold snow in Antarctica have found micrometeorites that contain a bit of a surprise.…
Where In The Universe Challenge #103
Here's this week's Where In The Universe Challenge. You know what to do: take a look at this image and…
Successful Test for Orion Launch Abort System
NASA successfully tested the pad abort system developed for the Orion crew vehicle on Thursday morning at the White Sands…
Your Questions about Apollo 13 Answered by Jerry Woodfill
Now that our series on "13 Things That Saved Apollo 13" is complete, NASA engineer Jerry Woodfill has graciously agreed…
13 Things That Saved Apollo 13, Part 13: The Mission Operations Team
The phrase "last but not least" was likely never more appropriate. Though this is the last article of our "13…
New Image Reveals Thousands of Galaxies in Abell 315
[/caption] In an image akin to the Hubble Deep Field, ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile stared at a patch…
Shutdown of ‘Zombie’ Satellite Unsuccessful
[/caption] A geostationary satellite that had its "brains fried" by a solar flare (love that description by our pal Ian…
Latest Satellite Images of Oil Spill
[/caption] NASA's Aqua satellite flew over the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico on May 4, at 18:50 UTC,…
Opportunity’s Long and Winding Road to Endeavour Crater
[/caption] Back in September of 2008, Mars Exploration Rover Principal Investigator Steve Squyres announced the Opportunity rover would head out…