The Fire In Orbit This Time… Again
Upon departing the ISS after a month-long stay, the Cygnus CRS OA-5 mission began conducting a controlled fire experiment... in…
Messier 27 – The Dumbbell Nebula
Located approximately 1,360 light years from Earth in the direction of the Vulpecula constellation, the Dumbbell Nebula is a beautiful…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 429: Living on Mars
When Elon Musk announced plans to send humans to Mars, he conveniently left out one important aspect. How are we…
Revolutionary NASA/NOAA GOES-R Geostationary Weather Satellite Awesome Night Launch
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - GOES-R, the first in a new series of revolutionary NASA/NOAA geostationary weather satellites blasted off…
Stephen Hawking Issues A Wake Up Call
According to a recent speech given by Hawking at the Oxford Union, humanity has 1000 years to become interplanetary, or…
How Bad is the Radiation on Mars?
Due to the lack of a magnetosphere and its very thin atmosphere, the surface of Mars is exposed to a…
This Star Is The Roundest Natural Object Ever Seen
Using data obtained by the Kepler mission, international team of astronomers have found the roundest object yet in the universe!
Sunset Saturday Blastoff of GOES-R Set to Deliver Quantum Leap in Weather Forecasting on Nov. 19 – Watch Live
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - From both the technical and weather standpoint, the outlook is outstanding for Saturdays sunset blastoff…
Soar Over Ceres With New Images From the Dawn Spacecraft
There’s one thing that could mean the end of the Dawn mission: if the hydrazine fuel for its maneuvering thruster…
Mars Has Features That Look Very Similar To Life Bearing Hot Springs On Earth
Rock formations at the Gusev Crater on Mars closely resemble formations at El Tatio in Chile, which were partly formed…