Podcast: Dwarf Stars
We think we live near an average star, but that's not the case at all. Compared to most stars in…
Podcast: Dragon*Con With Seth Shostak
This week we step away from our regular programming to bring you a live show from Dragon*Con in Atlanta. Pamela…
Ares I-X Test Flight is Go For Oct. 27 (Video)
Following a flight test readiness review, NASA has given the 'all systems go' for the Ares I-X maiden test flight…
Answer to This Week’s WITU Challenge Now Posted
Need to know the answer to this week's Where In The Universe Challenge? Find out back at the original post.…
Top Questions That Keep Physicists Awake at Night
[/caption] We all have things that keep us up at night, as we try to solve the problems in our…
More Chunks of SUV-Smashing Meteorite Found
Three golf ball-sized fragments have been found from a meteorite that created a brilliant fireball seen over Ontario, Canada on…
Committee Urges Multi-Destination Plan for NASA Human Space Flight
[/caption] The Augustine Commission released their final report today, and while they didn't offer specific recommendations for NASA's human space…
Missions to Mars Poster
If you enjoyed the zoomable poster of 50 year of space exploration, you'll probably also like this new poster of…
Galaxy Cluster Far, Far Away Smashes Distance Record
[/caption] A galaxy cluster located about 10.2 billion light years from Earth has been discovered by combining data from NASA's…
Have a Galileo Moment
Starting tomorrow (Oct. 22) professional and amateur astronomers around the world will be out in force to encourage as many…