See NASA’s Curiosity Rover Simultaneously from Orbit and Red Planet’s Surface Climbing Mount Sharp
You can catch a glimpse of what its like to see NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover simultaneously high overhead from orbit…
Is Human Hibernation Possible? Going to Sleep for Long Duration Spaceflight
We know trips in space will take a long time. Can we go to sleep for the journey and then…
Let’s Clean up the Space Junk with Magnetic Space Tugs
A researcher working with the ESA has proposed creating a fleet of magnetic tugs to safely and effectively remove space…
LISA is On! Gravitational Wave Detection is Going to Space
The ESA recently decided to move forward with its LISA mission, a trio of satellites that will be the first…
An Astronomical Detective Tale and the Moon of 2007 OR10
It isn't every day we get a new moon added to the list of solar system satellites. The combined observational…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 453: Favorite Things We’ve Done These 10 Years
10 years of Astronomy Cast... wow. It's been a long, fun journey. What are some of our favorite episodes and…
NASA Announces 10, That’s Right 10! New Planets in Their Star’s Habitable Zone
The latest catalog to be released by the Kepler mission features and additional 10 potentially-habitable planets, and has led to…
Carnival of Space #514
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Messier 47 – the NGC 2422 Open Star Cluster
Located in the Puppis constellation, approximately 1,600 light years from Earth, a bright open star cluster that is approximately 78…
The Aerospike Engine Was Considered for the Shuttle, But Never Flew. That’s About to Change
This summer, New Mexico-based aerospace company will be testing the aerospike engine, a concept which almost became part of the…