Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is Doing Well
In preparation for its arrival at Mars next year, NASA has begun putting the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter through its paces.…
Let’s Find Life
A recent conversation on the Bad Astronomy/Universe Today forum got me thinking. Member "parallaxicity" wanted to know where the next…
Early Atmosphere Looked Very Different From Today
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have used primitive meteorites called chondrites to develop a model of the Earth's…
Fensal-Aztlan Region on Titan
Cassini scientists have assembled this mosaic image of a region on Titan called Fensal-Aztlan. The northern part of the region,…
Investigation Into One of Mars Express’ Instruments
The Planetary Fourier Spectrometer (PFS) on board the ESA's Mars Express spacecraft malfunctioned a few months ago, and the agency…
Giant Jet Streams
Jupiter. Image credit: NASA/JPL Click to enlarge Turbulence driven by sunlight and thunderstorm activity may explain the multiple east-west jet…
The Risk of a Comet Strike is Low
Although astronomers have discovered plenty of comets, they've always thought it was just a fraction (less than 3%) of the…
Hubble’s View of the Boomerang Nebula
The Hubble Space Telescope used its Advanced Camera for Surveys to capture this beautiful photograph of the Boomerang Nebula. This…
Solar Storms Can Shift Dangerous Areas in Space
Down here on Earth we're protected by our planet's magnetic field from harmful radiation, but out in space, it gets…
Progress 19 Brings Spare Parts to the Station
An unpiloted Progress cargo ship docked to the Zvezda module of the International Space Station on Saturday, delivering supplies to…