Jason Major
Prometheus Practices Its Pull
Lit by eerie, reflected light from Saturn's F ring (and a casting a faint shadow through a haze of icy…
Heavy-Lift Rocket Launch Seen from Space
We all know what a big rocket launch looks like from the ground, but this is what it looks like…
The Olympic Torch That Went Around the World… Literally
Ever since the first relay for the 1936 summer Olympic games in Berlin, Olympic torches have traditionally been used to…
This Is What It Looks Like to Freefall From Space
Remember BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner's incredible freefall from the "edge of space" in October 2012? The highly anticipated (and highly publicized) Red…
“Vampire” Galaxy Sucks Star-Forming Gas from its Neighbors
What happens when a galaxy doesn't have enough hydrogen to support its stellar production process? Why, it sucks it from…
Why Is the Solar System Flat?
It's no mystery that the planets, moons, asteroids, etc. in the Solar System are arranged in a more-or-less flat, plate-like…
Wake Up, Rosetta!
It's being called "the most important alarm clock in the Solar System" -- this Monday, January 20, at 10:00 GMT…
Watch Gaia Go From Lab to Launch in Two Minutes
In the early pre-dawn hours on December 19, 2013, with a rumble and a roar, a Soyuz rocket blazed through…
A Distant View of Janus, One of Saturn’s ‘Dancing Moons’
One of 62 moons discovered thus far orbiting giant Saturn, Janus is a 111-mile (179-km) -wide pockmarked potato composed of…
Selling Rocks from Outer Space: an Interview with ‘Meteorite Man’ Geoff Notkin
What's the oldest thing you've ever held in your hand? A piece of petrified wood? A fossilized trilobite? A chunk…