The Future of Space Colonization – Terraforming or Space Habitats?
At NASA's Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop, which took place last week, some interesting concepts for terraforming Mars and space…
How Will NASA Find Life On Other Worlds?
Minds at NASA are cooking up a new approach to finding life on other worlds.
Rise of the Super Telescopes: The James Webb Space Telescope
The eagerly anticipated James Webb Space Telescope will be the first of the Super Telescopes to start work.
1st SLS 2nd Stage Arrives at Cape for NASA’s Orion Megarocket Moon Launch in 2018
PORT CANAVERAL - Bit by bit, piece by piece, the first of NASA’s SLS megarockets designed to propel American astronauts…
What Did Cassini Teach Us?
In just a few months, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is going to die, crashing into the planet Saturn. Let's look back…
How Long is Day on Mercury?
Due to its rapid orbital period and slow rotation, a day on Mercury lasts 176 days, which is twice as…
Exploring Titan with Balloons and Landers
At last week's Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop, scientists presented a concept for exploring Titan with balloons and landers.
Rise of the Super Telescopes: The Thirty Meter Telescope
Super Telescopes are designed around enormous primary mirrors to gather light from the most distant objects. The Thirty Meter Telescope…
Reading The Signs Of A Martian Mega-Flood
The latest image captured by the Mars Express has revealed evidence of a massive flood which took place in the…
Brightest ‘Spot’ on Ceres is Likely a Cryovolcano
The bright regions on the dwarf planet Ceres have been some of the most talked about features in planetary science…