Desert in Chile Could Help Explain Mars Environment
Image credit: NASA A team of scientists have traveled to one of the driest places on Earth to help understand…
Three New Astronauts Added For Next Shuttle Mission
Image credit: NASA NASA announced that three additional astronauts will fly into space aboard the space shuttle when it returns…
Total Lunar Eclipse Was a Treat on Saturday Night
Skywatchers from Alaska to Eastern Europe were treated to a total lunar eclipse on Saturday night, when the Moon dipped…
ESA Cancels Eddington
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency announced this week that it has canceled Eddington, a space-based observatory designed to…
NASA Selects Five Potential New Missions
Image credit: NASA NASA has selected five proposals as part of its Small Explorer (SMEX) missions - these are low-cost,…
Construction on Alma Radio Telescope Begins
Image credit: ESO Workers in Chile broke ground today in the construction of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) -…
Hubble Looks at Erupting Star’s Neighborhood
Image credit: Hubble The newest image released from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a turbulent region of space surrounding an…
Mapping the Hidden Dark Matter
Image credit: Berkeley Dark matter is an invisible halo of material that seems to surround every galaxy. Astronomers can't see…
Voyager is Nearing the Edge of the Solar System
Image credit: NASA NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has nearly reached the outer limits of the solar system to a region…
Leonid Meteors on November 17
Image credit: NASA The Leonid meteor shower will be making an appearance on November 17, 2003, and it might be…