Space Station Sacrifices Progress Module to Dump Trash into Pacific
After all the excitement about last week's successful docking of the European ATV "Jules Verne", it's time to spare a…
Amazing Image of the Martian Moon Phobos
I think this will easily capture the prize for the best space photo of the month. Check out this amazing…
Help Move An Asteroid and Other Space-Related Opportunities
If you’ve got some ideas about how to deflect an asteroid or comet heading towards Earth, there’s an opportunity out…
Intel to Protect Microchips from Cosmic Rays
As computers become more advanced, the microprocessors inside them shrink in size and use less electrical current. These new, energy…
Moon for Kids
Right now, while the sky still gets dark early, is a great time to enjoy looking at the Moon with…
Soyuz Launches With South Korea’s First Astronaut
South Korea’s first astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today and are on…
A Case of MOND Over Dark Matter
According to Newton's Second Law of Dynamics, objects on the farthest edges of galaxies should have lower velocities than objects…
If ET Calls, Would We Be Told?
If a verified message from aliens is ever received, would the public be told about it? SETI -- the Search…
Slowing to Mars Speed
When the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) goes streaking through the Martian atmosphere at more than twice the speed of sound,…
Universe Today Astronomy Picture of the Week – NGC 6188: An Interstellar Portrait
Just one glimpse at this photo by Don Goldman tells a thousand words. Residing in the southern constellation of Ara,…