Elizabeth Howell
Name That Crater On Mercury! MESSENGER Team Opens Public Contest
Here's your rare chance to leave a lasting mark on a piece of the Solar System. The team behind the…
Robotic Moon Lander Concept Raises $942K, Meeting Goal With A Day To Go
Update, Dec. 18, 8:09 a.m. EST: Lunar Mission One closed its fundraising mission the night before at £672,447 ($1,052,413), short…
Martian Teardrop: Here’s How The Sun Moves Over A Red Planet Year
Stand in the same spot every day. Take a picture of the Sun. What happens? Slowly, you see our closest…
Could Mercury Get A Meteor Shower From Comet Encke?
We're sure going to miss the MESSENGER spacecraft at Mercury when it concludes its mission in 2015, because it keeps…
How NASA Filmed Humans Last Leaving The Moon, 42 Years Ago
When Apollo 17 lifted off from the moon, a camera captured the movements of the spacecraft -- even though nobody…
New Map Shows ‘Marsquakes’ Shook Wet Valles Marineris Sand, NASA Says
Mars today is a planet that appears to be mostly shaped by wind, but that wasn't always the case. A…
Freak Fast Winds Created Titan’s Massive, Mysterious Dunes
Titan is Saturn's largest moon and is constantly surprising scientists as the Cassini spacecraft probes under its thick atmosphere. Take…
Dawn Spacecraft’s Dwarf Planet Dance Improves Hubble’s Far-Away View
The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the best observatories humanity has. It's been operating for nearly 25 years in…
Opportunity Mars Rover Plagued By Flash Memory Problems, But Carries On
NASA's aging Mars rover is still struggling with Flash memory after several months of controllers trying to work around frequent…
How To Take Photos Of Earth While Whizzing At 17,000 MPH
When you're flying above Earth in a spaceship or space station, taking a clear picture below is more than a…