What’s the Most Stable Shape for an Interstellar Lightsail?
A recent study by an international team of scientists looked at Project Starshot and assessed the likelihood of its success,…
Best Photos Yet of the Mars Lander’s Demise
New photos from NASA's Mars orbiter reveal the Schiaparelli lander crash in finer detail.
If it Wasn’t Already Strange Enough, now Saturn’s Hexagon Storm is Changing Color
Recent images from the Cassini space probe show that Saturn's hexagonal polar storm is changing, which may be due to…
Weekly Space Hangout – October 28, 2016: Dr. Derrick Pitts of the Fels Planetarium
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer and Director of the Fels Planetarium at The Franklin…
It Took 15 Months, but all of New Horizons’ Data Has Finally Been Downloaded
Finally, the New Horizons team has their entire “pot of gold.” 15 months after the mission’s flyby of the Pluto…
Planets Around Stars like Proxima Centauri are Probably Earth-Sized Water Worlds
A new study from the University of Bern indicates that most planets that orbit red dwarf stars might be water…
What is the Mars Curse?
If you’re going to send a spacecraft to Mars, you’ve got to know that place has an insatiable hunger for…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 426: Confirmation Bias
I hate to tell you this, but that meat computer in your skull is constantly betraying you. Don't worry, we've…
How Will We Get to Mars? New Book and TV Series Provide the Details
What is it going to take to really get humans to Mars? A new television series and a companion book…
What is a Waxing Moon?
Between a New Moon and a Full Moon, the Moon goes through its "waxing" phases, where its surface increases in…