Jason Major
On the Edge of Tyagaraja
Here's a rather interesting view from orbit around the innermost planet: Mercury's Tyagaraja crater, the interior of which is seen here…
Why the North Pole Is Really a South Pole (and Vice Versa)
If you go out hiking this weekend and somehow find yourself hopelessly lost in the wilderness, but suddenly remember you…
Voyager 1: Is It In or Is It Out?
Nearly 18.7 billion kilometers from Earth -- about 17 light-hours away -- NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is just about on…
An Occult Occurrence: Saturn’s Moon Iapetus Blocks a Background Star
It's a cosmic cover-up! No, don't put your tinfoil* hats on, this isn't a conspiracy -- it's just Saturn's moon…
What Happens To Your Skin in Space
The microgravity environment of the ISS poses many challenges to the human body -- some more expected than others --…
30 Years of City Growth Seen From Space
Since the launch of its first satellite in 1972, the eight NASA/USGS Landsat satellites have made the longest continuous observations…
How Can We Stop An Asteroid?
"It's like looking for a charcoal briquette in the dark," says Bill Nye the Science Guy in this new video…
The New Trailer for “Gravity” Depicts a Dizzying Disaster… in Orbit!
If you've ever been involved in one, you know that even a minor vehicle accident is a confusing and scary…
Could Cassini See You On “The Day The Earth Smiled?”
So along with the rest of the world, you smiled. You waved. You went outside on July 19, wherever you…
What the Earth and Moon Look Like From Saturn
Did you smile and wave at Saturn on Friday? If you did (and even if you didn't) here's how you…