Russia’s President Vow’s Additional Space Station Support
During a video conference with the crew of the International Space Station on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that…
Six New Moons Found Around Jupiter
Image credit: University of Hawaii Astronomers from the University of Hawaii have discovered six new moons for Jupiter, pushing the…
Astronauts Take Last Spacewalk for a While
Image credit: NASA Astronauts Ken Bowersox and Don Pettit spent more than six hours working outside the International Space Station…
Hubble Watches Star Erupt
Image credit: Hubble A recent set of images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope show a dull star that suddenly…
Japanese Detect Most Distant Galaxy
Image credit: Subaru Telescope The Subaru telescope, based in Japan, has detected the most distant galaxy ever recorded at 12.8…
Photos of Mt. Etna Captured By Four Satellites
Image credit: NASA By combining the data from four separate instruments, NASA scientists are able to study the Earth's volcanoes…
Investigators Consider Possible Causes of Shuttle Disaster
NASA investigators have come up with several theories of what could have caused the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia.…
Hubble Reveals Dumbbell Nebula
Image credit: Hubble The latest image from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals a close-up view of planetary nebula M29, aka…
My Condolences
I just wanted to take a moment and offer my deep and sincere condolences to everyone who was touched by…
Book Review: The Life and Death of Planet Earth
I never thought a book about astrobiology could be depressing, but when I put down The Life and Death of…