Nancy Atkinson
“Eight Years to the Moon:” Read a Book Excerpt
Editor's note: "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions" is a new book, just out today,…
Climate Change Q & A with Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls isn’t a climate scientist, but in his travels around the world as an adventurer, survivalist and host of…
What Neil Armstrong’s Sons Really Think About the Movie “First Man”
Like millions of other people around the world, on July 20, 1969, Rick and Mark Armstrong watched Apollo 11’s Moon…
What is the Perfect Gift for Every Space Enthusiast? The Year in Space Calendar 2018!
What is the most wonderful time of the year? In my opinion, it is when the new Year In Space…
I Still ♥ the ISS: More Reasons to Love the International Space Station
Back in 2008, I professed my feelings, bared my soul and told all about how I absolutely was in love…
First Cosmic Event Observed in Both Gravitational Waves and Light
About 130 million years ago, in a galaxy far away, two neutron stars collided. The cataclysmic crash produced gravitational waves,…
Watch a House-Sized Asteroid Pass Close to Earth Tonight (October 11/12)
On Oct. 12, a house-size asteroid will pass quite close to Earth – only 26,000 miles (42,000 kilometers) away. This…
Dwarf Planet Haumea Has a Ring
A unique opportunity to study the dwarf planet Haumea has led to an intriguing discovery: Haumea is surrounded by a…
Hey Citizen Scientists! Help NASA Analyze Images Taken from the Space Station
Calling all citizen scientists, geography buffs, fans of the International Space Station and those who love that orbital perspective! CosmoQuest…
Rosetta Team Finds New, Final Image Hiding in the Data
ESA scientists have found one additional image from the Rosetta spacecraft hiding in the telemetry. This new image was found…