Preleminary Results In NASA Twins Study Released
NASA has released the preliminary results of their study of prolonged stays in space on the human body.
What is the Weather like on Mars?
Martian weather is both fascinating and extreme, involving such things as dry ice snows, planet-wide dust storms, and aurorae.
Outstanding Opportunity Rover Making ‘Amazing New Discoveries’ 13 Years After Mars Touchdown – Scientist Tells UT
NASA’s truly outstanding Opportunity rover continues “making new discoveries about ancient Mars” as she commemorates 13 Years since bouncing to…
What is a Butte?
The geological feature known as a "butte" (French for "small hill") is quite common to Earth, and planets like Mars…
Vortex Coronagraph A Game Changer For Seeing Close In Exoplanets
A new instrument installed on the Keck Observatory allows astronomers to see exoplanets that are very close to their stars.
Carnival of Space #494
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang at his Next Big Future blog. Click here to read Carnival…
SpaceX Shuffles Falcon 9 Launch Schedule, NASA Gets 1st Launch from Historic KSC Pad 39A
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - SpaceX announced Sunday (Jan. 29) a significant shuffle to the Falcon 9 launch schedule, saying…
What is a Planet?
The concept of a planet has evolved considerably over time, thanks to ongoing discoveries and refinements in the field of…
Unprecedented Views of Saturn’s Rings as Cassini Dances Death Spiral
As the Cassini spacecraft moves ever closer to Saturn, new images provide some of the most-detailed views yet of the…
Messier 33 – The Triangulum Galaxy
Located in the Triangulum constellation, about 3 million light-years from Earth, is the Triangulum Galaxy (aka. Messier 33).