Why Doesn’t Earth Have Rings?
You'd think Saturn has all the luck, with its awesome rings. But it turns out, living on a planet with…
SpaceX & NASA Studying 2020 Landing Sites For Dragon
SpaceX and NASA have identified 4 possible locations for the first Dragon journey to Mars in 2020.
What’s the Difference Between a Rocket and Space Plane? Amazing Hand-Drawn Animations Explain It All
You gotta love Earth's atmosphere. It basically makes life (as we know it) possible on our planet by providing warmth…
Rosetta Images Show Comet’s Changing Surface Close Up
Recently-released images from the Rosetta space probe show how the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko changes over time
Large Hadron Collider Discovers 5 New Gluelike Particles
Researchers from the Large Hadron Collider beauty experiment (LHCb) have announced the discovery of five new particles, which could shed…
Carnival of Space #501
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brad Rogers at The Evolving Planet blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Stephen Hawking Is Going To The Edge Of Space
Professor Stephen Hawking has been offered, and has accepted, a trip into sub-orbital space on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Spacecraft.
Eye Opening Numbers On Space Debris
The latest numbers released by the ESA's Space Debris Office indicate that the cloud of orbital debris is getting worse.
SpaceX Dragon Splashes Down in Pacific with Treasure Trove of Space Station Science
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - SpaceX’s tenth contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station came to a safe conclusion…
What is Uranus Named After?
Uranus was named in honor of the father of Cronos in Greek mythology, befitting its place in the Solar System…