Proof of Life?
This is part 2 of an edited transcript of a presentation given by Pamela Conrad, a NASA astrobiologist who has…
Evidence of Our Violent Early Solar System
A researcher from the University of Toronto has found unexpectedly young material in meteorites, challenging theories about early events in…
SOHO Gets Its 1,000th Comet
The most successful comet hunter in history is actually the ESA/NASA SOHO spacecraft, which spends its time gazing at the…
Next Shuttle Will Fly in March 2006
Even after all their safety improvements, NASA engineers weren't able to completely solve the problem of foam shedding off the…
Newborn Black Holes
NASA's Swift satellite has found brand new baby black holes, just seconds after birth. These newborn black holes are created…
The Ends of the Earth
Pamela Conrad is an astrobiologist with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She recently gave a lecture explaining how to searching cold…
Supernova Shockwave Slams into Stellar Bubble
One of the most famous supernovae in recent memory is SN 1987A, which exploded in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Before…
Saturn’s Rings Have an Atmosphere of their Own
Saturn's rings are separate from the planet they circle, and then even have an atmosphere of their own. During several…
Astrophoto: Green Aurora by John Bunyan
John Bunyan took this picture of green aurora on the 5th August from Washington, USA. This image was taken with…
Predicting Times for Clear Space Weather
When astronauts will be spending more time in space, it'll be helpful to know when there'll be clear "space weather",…