Elizabeth Howell
Humans Last Landed On The Moon 42 Years Ago Today
For a brief period in the 1960s and 1970s, 12 people ventured all the way to the surface of the…
A Martian Blue Snake, Brought To You By Canadians And A Spacecraft
Here's the awesome thing about space and social media: in some cases, you can often follow along with a mission…
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Mars Landing Recipe: Orion, A Big Rocket And Pretty-On-Paper Spacecraft
Can the just-flown Orion spacecraft truly get us to Mars? NASA has been portraying the mission as part of the…
Swirly Southern Picture Of Jupiter Makes Us Want To Visit Right Now
Gimme a rocketship - we want to see what those bands are made of! This is a strange view of…
Saturn Smackdown! Icy Moons Burned By Radiation And Ions
If you hang out in Saturn's intense magnetic environment for a while, it's going to leave a mark. That's one…
Fear Not: Quarter-Mile Asteroid Is No Threat To Earth, NASA Says
Before assuming an asteroid is going to kill us all, take a deep breath and open up the NASA's Near…
Bizarre Mars: Did Lava Bubbles Wrinkle This Giant Circle?
NASA is puzzled by this "enigmatic landform" caught on camera by one of its Mars orbiters, but looking around the…
Why NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Flew Old, Slow Computers Into Orbit
It's funny to think that your smartphone might be faster than a new spaceship, but that's what one report is…
Crazy Space Christmases: Moon Readings, Food Cans And Emergency Repairs
If you think the upside-down Christmas tree above is bizarre -- that's one of the latest activities of Expedition 42…
Did Philae Land In That Comet Crater? One Month Later, The Search Continues
Don't forget about Philae! The comet lander made a touchdown a month ago this week on its target, marking the…