Does Mars Have Rings?
Recently, while discussing what she had learned in class, my daughter asked me: ''does Mars have rings?''. She is ten…
Pictures of Planet Mars
The planet Mars is one of the most photographed objects in the Solar System. There are hundreds of thousands of…
Closest Images Ever of Mars Dust Grains
"To see a world in a grain of sand…" – English Poet William Blake The Phoenix science team tested out…
Toilet is Fixed and Kibo is Switched On – A Great Day Aboard the ISS (Video)
It has been a very good day for the crew on board the International Space Station. Not only has the…
Odyssey Possibly Hit by High-Energy Particles; Phoenix Science Run About to Begin
NASA's Mars Odyssey has been switched into "safe-mode" after possibly being hit by energetic particles from the Sun, or by…
Volcanoes on Mars
There are many volcanoes on Mars. So many, that the planet is broken down into volcanic provinces for easier reference.…
Map of Milky Way Redrawn (again)
Just yesterday Fraser wrote about the Milky Way's demotion from a 4-arm spiral galaxy to a 2-arm. This isn't the…
Mars Formation
As with the rest of the planets in the Solar System, Mars is believed to have formed out of the…
Recipe for Giant Lunar Telescopes
Someone has finally figured out something useful for all the dust on the moon's surface: mix it with some epoxy…
Beer and Burgers With a Side of Science
Astronomers and cosmologists endeavor to solve some of the great mysteries of the universe. One mystery scientists here at the…