When Will We Send Astronauts to Mars?
There's been plenty of talk about crewed missions to Mars happening in the next few decades. So when exactly will…
Messier 24 – the Sagittarius Star Cloud
Located in the direction of Sagittarius, approximately 10,000 light years from Earth, is the beautiful Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (aka.…
What are CubeSats?
Developed near the turn of the century, CubeSat technology has made space exploration and orbital research a lot more accessible.
What Happens When Galaxies Collide?
In about 4 billion years, the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies will collide. Known as a galactic merger, this process…
How Many Dogs Have Been to Space?
During the early Space Race, both the American and Soviet space programs conducted tests flights using animals. In the Soviet's…
Weekly Space Hangout – Sept 30, 2016: Please Don’t Break Our Hearts Elon Musk
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg) Dave Dickinson (www.astroguyz.com / @astroguyz) Kimberly Cartier ( KimberlyCartier.org /…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 422: Geysers
So if you've been to Yellowstone National Park, you've seen one of the most amazing features of the natural world…
Journey’s End: Comet Crash for Rosetta Mission Finale
With a soft “awwww” from the mission team in the control center in Darmstadt, Germany, the signal from the Rosetta…
Rosetta Wows With Amazing Closeups of Comet 67P Before Final ‘Crunchdown’
After 10 years pursuing 67P/C-G and more than two years studying it from orbit, Rosetta made the comet's icy nucleus…
What Does Earth Look like from Mars?
Earth has been photographed multiple times from Mars, both from orbit (by orbital missions) and from the surface (rover missions).