Jason Major
Amazing Astrophoto: The North American Nebula by Mick Hyde
Here's a truly gorgeous image by astrophotographer Mick Hyde, a mosaic of NGC 7000 (the North American nebula) and the…
What Does Antarctica Look Like Under the Ice?
Although it sits isolated at the "bottom of the world" Antarctica is one of the most influential continents on Earth,…
First-Ever Video of an ATV Vehicle Into Orbit!
Yesterday, June 5, the European Space Agency launched their ATV-4 Albert Einstein cargo vessel from their spaceport in French Guiana.…
Bottoms Up! It’s a Year of Lunar Libration From Down Under
Do you live in the southern hemisphere? Are you tired of all those views of the Moon that favor celestial…
Flying Space Toasters: Electrified Exoplanets Really Feel the Heat
Overheated and overinflated, hot Jupiters are some of the strangest extrasolar planets to be discovered by the Kepler mission... and…
NASA Employees Tell LGBTQ Youth: “It Gets Better”
"Being gay doesn't necessarily define you, it's just one factor of who you are." – NASA Johnson Space Center Deputy…
LRO Makes a Map of the Moon’s Water
The Moon might seem like a poor place to hunt for water, but in fact there's a decent amount of…
A Ghostly “Ladder” in Saturn’s F Ring
Saturn's F ring is certainly a curious structure. Orbiting the giant planet 82,000 kilometers above its equatorial cloud tops, the…
Spacetime Fabric Softener: An Animation to Make You Smile
I'll just leave this here. Happy Friday! (ht to io9)
Armstrong’s Ohio Accent May Have Masked His Missing “A”
"That's one small step for man... one giant leap for mankind." And with those famous words astronaut Neil A. Armstrong…