Need a Job? NASA is Looking for a New Planetary Protection Officer
NASA recently announced that it is looking for a new Planetary Protection Officer, a position which is growing in importance,…
Kepler Spots the First Exomoon Candidate 4000 Light Years From Earth
Relying on Kepler data, a recent study led by researchers from the University of Columbia has turned up the first…
A Partial Lunar Eclipse Ushers in Eclipse Season
Live on the wrong continent to witness the August 21st total solar eclipse? Well... celestial mechanics has a little consolation…
Physicists Take Big Step Towards Quantum Computing and Encryption with new Experiment
An team of German researchers recently conducted an experiment that has once again proven that quantum entanglement is possible
Impending Asteroid Flyby Will be a Chance to Test NASA’s Planetary Defense Network!
This October, an asteroid will pass Earth by, thus giving NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) a chance to test…
NASA Detects More Chemicals on Titan that are Essential to Life
A recent study by a team of NASA researchers had detected that a chemical thought to be essential to life…
Messier 52 – the NGC 7654 Open Star Cluster
Located near the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, approximately 5000 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known as…
Carnival of Space #520
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Veteran Multinational Trio Launches on Soyuz and Arrives at International Space Station
An all veteran multinational trio of astronauts and cosmonauts rocketed to orbit aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule and safely arrived…
Where Will the Space Launch System Take Us? Preparing For The Most Powerful Rocket Ever Built
NASA is working on the most powerful rocket ever built: the Space Launch System. What could it be used for…