Cassini’s First View of Iapetus
Cassini has turned to look at another of Saturn's moons; this time it's Iapetus. This image was taken on May…
TV Alert: “The Dark Side of the Universe”
Scientific American Frontiers, one of my favorite TV shows, is going to be looking into the mysteries of Dark Matter…
Earth’s Oceans are Banded Like Jupiter’s Clouds
Scientists have discovered that the currents in the Earth's oceans bear a striking resemblance to the bands of clouds in…
New Molecules Discovered in Interstellar Space
Radio astronomers have discovered two molecules never before seen in space in an interstellar cloud near the centre of the…
Update on Gravity Probe B
Designed to test two of Einstein's predictions about the nature of gravity and relativity, NASA's Gravity Probe B spacecraft is…
Success for SpaceShipOne!
History was made today when test pilot Mike Melvill became the first private citizen to get his astronaut wings today…
Upcoming Radio Interview
I've been listening to the Space Show for the past year or so, and I've been really pleased with the…
Rosetta’s Self Portrait
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft snapped this self portrait recently as part of a series of tests of the…
Swirling Cloudtops of Saturn
The newest image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft was taken on May 18, and shows beautiful swirling clouds in Saturn's southern…
Earth Has Blueberries Too
NASA scientists coined the term "blueberries" to describe the tiny hematite balls found on Mars by Spirit and Opportunity over…