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…
IMAX Space Station 3D
If you've got an IMAX theatre nearby, you might want to check out their latest offering: IMAX Space Station 3D.…
Taking the Temperature of a Hurricane’s Eye
Image credit: NASA When Hurricane Erin was beating up the North Atlantic last year, NASA researchers decided to take its…
NASA Gets Closer to Space Shuttle Replacement
Image credit: Boeing NASA believes it's one step closer to replacing the aging space shuttle fleet. After analyzing hundreds of…
First Pictures from Hubble’s New Camera
Image credit: Hubble NASA provided the first pictures today from the newly refurbished Hubble Space Telescope. Among the four new…