First West Coast Delta IV Launch is Successful
A Boeing Delta IV rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Wednesday, carrying a surveillance satellite for the…
Two Dust Disks Around Beta Pictoris
Detailed photographs of nearby star Beta Pictoris by the Hubble Space Telescope show that it's circled by two disks of…
Double Vortex at Venus’ South Pole
New images from ESA's Venus Express confirm that the cloud-covered planet has twin atmospheric vortexes at its southern pole. Previous…
Rotating Disk Could Contain Newly Forming Planets
Astronomers from the University of St. Andrews have found evidence that a ring of dust around nearby Epsilon Eridani is…
Astrophoto: Just North of Antares by Steve Crouch
When you gaze towards a clear moonless night sky, the stars appear as points of light - most are colorless.…
Enceladus and Janus
This photograph, captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn's moons Enceladus and Janus. Also visible is Saturn's F ring, including…
Test Firing for Vega’s Second Stage
ESA's new Vega launcher completed another milestone this week with the test firing of its Zefiro 23 second stage solid…
Book Review: The Cosmic Landscape
When you think you have all the answers, it's time to stretch boundaries. Physicists get to do this all the…
Sun’s Corona Simulated
A new simulation by NASA and the National Science Foundation accurately predicted what the Sun's corona should look like during…
Progress 22 Docks with the Station
A new Progress cargo ship docked to the International Space Station today, carrying more than 2.5 tonnes of fuel, water…