New CMB Measurements Support Standard Model
New measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) - the leftover light from the Big Bang - lend further support…
Hints of More Extra-Galactic Planets
[/caption] We regularly report on the discovery of extrasolar planets in our galaxy, but earlier this year came news of…
Space Junk Threatens Future Missions
[/caption] The U.S. Air Force began upgrading its ability to predict possible collisions in space after two satellites collided in…
Mercury Gives Up More Secrets to MESSENGER
Even though the MESSENGER spacecraft experienced a "hiccup" during its third and final flyby of Mercury on Sept. 29, scientists…
Chase Plane Footage of Ares I-X Flight
Here's some great additional footage from the Ares I-X flight taken from a chase plane, which shows the entire flight,…
Do “Skeleton” Filaments Give Structure to the Universe?
This 3D illustration shows the position of the galaxies and reveals the extent of this gigantic structure. The galaxies located…
Fabulous! Enceladus Raw Flyby Images
Carolyn Porco, the lead for Cassini's imaging team, warned on Twitter that the flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus performed by…
Jupiter’s Dueling Red Spots
Even though most of us have been suffering from poor seeing conditions due to both hemisphere's seasonal climate changes, the…
Bolden Revamps NASA Advisory Council
[/caption] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has restructured the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), adding several new committees in key areas of…
Two ESA Satellites Launch Successfully
UPDATE: Information about both SMOS and the Proba-2 satelite are on ESA Television. The program loop is embedded at the…