Second-Generation Star Supports Cannibal Theory of Milky Way
[/caption] A newly discovered red giant star is a relic from the early universe -- a star that may have…
Gallery: Midnight Shuttle Rollout
[/caption] It was a dark and windy night. But then the Xenon spotlights hit space shuttle Discovery as it inched…
Buzz Aldrin Says We Can Get to Mars by 2019
[/caption] Buzz Aldrin is one of the few former astronauts who have spoken out in support of the new proposed…
MRO Radar Maps Extensive Subsurface Martian Ice
[/caption] Sure, it's big news the Moon has water ice on the north pole, but Mars is loaded! A new…
Follow Closest Flyby of Phobos in Real Time
[/caption] Mars Express will skim over the surface of Mars’ largest moon on Wednesday, making the closest flyby of Phobos…
Using Gravitational Lensing to Measure Age and Size of Universe
[/caption] Handy little tool, this gravitational lensing! Astronomers have used it to measure the shape of stars, look for exoplanets,…
Phoenix Still Silent as Martian Ice Recedes
[/caption] As expected, NASA’s February 2010 listening campaign for the Phoenix Mars Lander has failed to detect any signals emanating…
Satellite Images of Chile Earthquake
[/caption] Haze lingered over the metropolitan area of Santiago, Chile, following a magnitude 8.8 earth quake on February 27, 2010.…
Chilean Earthquake May Have Shortened the Length of a Day on Earth
[/caption] Yikes! Just how big was the magnitude 8.8 earth quake in Chile? One scientist says the shaking may have…
Get Ready for the Next Shuttle Mission, STS-131
[/caption] The astronauts are getting ready; space shuttle Discovery is getting ready. Are you ready for this fourth-to-the-last flight? Preparations…