Podcast: Oldest Star Discovered
Let's say you're browsing around the comic book store and happened to notice a perfect copy of Action Comics #1…
Matter is Incinerated When it Falls into a Black Hole
Here's a relief. Instead of being painfully stretched (aka spaghettified) by the immense tidal forces around a black hole, you'd…
Michael Griffin Takes the Helm at NASA
Michael Griffin addressed NASA employees on Thursday, when he became the 11th Administrator for the space agency. In his address,…
Expedition 11 Blasts Off for the Station
The 11th crew to man the International Space Station blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Thursday. The Soyuz TMA…
Enceladus Above Saturn’s Rings
NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this beautiful image of Saturn's moon Enceladus perched just above the giant planet's rings. Enceladus is…
Podcasts: Best Spot for a Lunar Base
In case you missed the news, NASA is headed back to the Moon in the next decade. A permanent lunar…
Audio: Best Spot for a Lunar Base
In case you missed the news, NASA is headed back to the Moon in the next decade. A permanent lunar…
Strange Extrasolar Planet Orbits Explained
When astronomers discovered that the planets around Upsilon Andromedae had very strange orbits, they weren't sure what could have caused…
Next Up, Mars Science Laboratory
While Spirit and Opportunity could still be scouring the Red Planet in a few years, they'll be joined by a…
Cassini Set for Closest Titan Flyby
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is scheduled to make its closest ever flyby of Titan on April 16. The spacecraft will get…