International Space Station Pictures
With most of the construction of the International Space Station now complete, it's quite an impressive sight to see. In…
New Evidence of Dry Lake Beds on Mars
[/caption] Networks of giant polygonal troughs found in crater basins on Mars are cracks caused by evaporating lakes. These landforms…
Titan’s Haze Acts as Ozone Layer
[/caption] Titan appears to be more like Earth all the time, and a new understanding of Titan's hazy atmosphere could…
Super Cell Lightning Storm Raging on Saturn Since January
[/caption] The Cassini spacecraft has been in orbit around Saturn since 2004 and during its mission, has watched nine different…
Hubble’s Law
[/caption] "The distance to objects beyond the Local Group is closely related to how fast they seem to be receding…
Carnival of Space #120
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Bruce Irving over at Music of the Spheres Click here to read…
Armadillo Powers Toward $1 Million Prize
A rocket powered vehicle successfully completed the first step toward qualifying to win a $1 million prize for NASA's Northrop…
Interactive 360-Degree Panorama of Entire Night Sky Now Available
[/caption] A stunning new 800-million-pixel panorama of the entire sky has been released online for everyone to enjoy. GigaGalaxy Zoom…
Jupiter Captured Comet as Temporary Moon
[/caption] Jupiter's gravity well has been known to capture objects – evidenced by the recent impact on the gas giant…
Temporary Radiation Belt Discovered at Saturn
[/caption] A new, temporary radiation belt has been detected at Saturn, located about 377,000 km from the center of the…