Cassini’s First Detailed Look at Titan
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has delivered some early images of Saturn's moon Titan; a mysterious world obscured by thick clouds. Some…
The Results of the Venus Challenge
Thanks to everyone who participated in my little Venus challenge. About two dozen of you took it on to head…
Book Review: Comm Check
Just a little more than a year ago, the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated on re-entry thus bringing the second calamity…
New Research Doubts Life in Martian Meteorite
When scientists announced that they had found evidence of past life in a meteorite from Mars in 1996, it set…
Planetary Society Wants to Aim for Mars
The Planetary Society has come on strong to support the human exploration of the Solar System with a new petition…
Opportunity Reaches Endurance Crater
NASA released a 180-degree view of Endurance Crater this week, a target Opportunity has been rolling towards for many days.…
Astronomers Peer Into Our Universe’s Dark Age
When you look at the sky, it's like looking through a time machine. The further you look, the longer the…
Probing for Dark Matter Underground
Scientists have gathered the first data from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search, which is located 750 metres underground in an…
Sea Launch Sends DIRECTV Satellite to Orbit
Sea Launch successfully lofted the DIRECTV 7S broadcast satellite into orbit today. A Zenit-3SL rocket lifted off from the floating…
Send Me Your Venus Photos
With Venus reaching its brightest point, I'm going to set you all a little challenge: take some photos. Grab your…