Satellite Images Show Arctic Ice At Another Low
[/caption] Envisat satellite observations from mid-August show that a new record of low polar sea-ice coverage in the Arctic could…
Minimum Mass for Galaxies Provides Insight on Dark Matter
[/caption] More news on dark matter this week: By analyzing light from dwarf galaxies that orbit the Milky Way, scientists…
Astronomers Locate High Energy Emissions from the Crab Nebula
[/caption] Scientists studying the Crab Nebula have discovered high energy gamma rays around the rotation-powered pulsar, the neutron star at…
Space Station Evades Space Debris
[/caption] The International Space Station had to perform an evasive maneuver yesterday to dodge space debris from a Russian satellite…
Still Mythbusting
[/caption] It seems fitting that today's NASA "Image of the Day" is this wonderful image of the lunar lander from…
Earth’s Atmosphere is Leaking into Space
[/caption] Oxygen is constantly leaking out of Earth’s atmosphere and into space. Measurements taken by satellites during the 1980s and…
NASA Security Badges are a Health and Safety Risk
[/caption] Of all the things that could possibly go wrong for the US space agency, you wouldn't expect the security…
Where In The Universe #18
Here's this week's "Where In The Universe?" mystery image. The goal of this challenge is to test your skills and…
TV Alert: Mythbusters and the Moon Hoax Myth
[/caption] On Wednesday August 27th, at 9 p.m. ET/PT in the US, the famed "Mythbusters" on the Discovery Channel will…
Large Hadron Collider Rap Is a Hit
[/caption] Puzzled about particle physics? Want to know what the inside of the Large Hadron Collider looks like? Like music,…