Nancy Atkinson
The Next Pluto Mission: An Orbiter and Lander?
For decades, we could only imagine what the view of Pluto’s surface might be. Now, we have the real thing.…
Ride Shotgun Through the Solar System with Chris Hadfield
It sounds like a space nerd’s dream come true: riding in a Tesla with former astronaut Chris Hadfield, doing a…
Confirmed: Ceres Has a Transient Atmosphere
Sometimes they see it, sometimes they don’t. That’s why scientists have never been completely sure if Ceres has an atmosphere…
Cassini’s Final Mission to Annihilation Starts April 22
Grab the tissues. This video nearly had the Cassini team all choked up during today's press briefing, and virtual sobs…
Extraterrestrial Origin Of Fast Radio Burst Phenomenon Confirmed
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) have puzzled astronomers since they were first detected in 2007. These mysterious milliseconds-long blasts of radio…
Four Candidates For Planet 9 Located
A concentrated three-day search for a mysterious, unseen planet in the far reaches of our own solar system has yielded…
Take a Peek Inside Blue Origin’s New Shepard Crew Capsule
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos provided a sneak peek today into the interior of the New Shepard crew capsule, the…
Astronauts Capture Great Views of Mount Etna Eruption
Mount Etna is Europe's most active volcano, and it's been spouting off since late February 2017. It spewed lava and…
What’s the Difference Between a Rocket and Space Plane? Amazing Hand-Drawn Animations Explain It All
You gotta love Earth's atmosphere. It basically makes life (as we know it) possible on our planet by providing warmth…
Ever Wondered What Final Approach To Mars Might Feel Like?
We’ve posted several ‘flyover’ videos of Mars that use data from spacecraft. But this video might be the most spectacular…