Buzz Aldrin Working on Mars Shuttle Plans
Although he was the second human to walk on the moon, astronaut Buzz Aldrin isn't getting out the space race…
Cannibalistic Stars May Hold Clues to the Big Bang
Image credit: PPARC A team of UK astronomers have discovered a new class of cannibalistic stars that may explain one…
NASA Selects Two Planet Finding Concepts
Image credit: NASA NASA has selected two new concepts to advance the search for extrasolar planets; one of the technologies…
New Planetary Show on Monday
Image credit: NASA The moon and five planets will appear close together in the night sky on Monday evening forming…
Baikonur Cosmodrome Roof Collapses
The roof of an 80-metre hanger at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan collapsed on Sunday trapping eight workers under the…
Does Whatever a Spider Can
My wife and I went to see Spider-Man on Sunday, and so I thought I'd celebrate with a Hubble image…
Slower Spinning Stars Puzzle Astronomers
Image credit: NASA NASA astronomers are studying a strange set of stars that spin much slower than expected. Normally, young…
SPOT 5 Launched on Board Ariane Rocket
An Ariane 4 rocket blasted off from Kourou, French Guiana Saturday morning at 0131 GMT (9:31 pm EDT Friday), carrying…
Delta Launches Aqua Satellite
Image credit: NASA NASA's newest Earth observation satellite launched Saturday aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket. Called Aqua, the satellite…
Shuttleworth Returns to Earth
South African space tourist Mark Shuttleworth returned to Earth safely on Sunday after spending 10-days in space, including a visit…