Remember that 3-D map of the Milky Way that postulated that the center of the galaxy is shaped like a…
The planet-seeking Kepler space telescope had to stop its primary mission this summer after the failure of a second of…
Imagine that you're innocently running your computer in pursuit of helping data crunch a huge science project. Then, out of…
Planetary Resources Inc. -- that company that is developing a crowdsourced space telescope to search for asteroids -- is planning…
In just one minute, you can watch the Herschel space telescope painting the sky blue, green and yellow! The colors…
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) has descended to its planned low altitude…
Another blow was dealt to deep space exploration this past weekend. The announcement comes from Jim Green, NASA’s Planetary Science…
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Is 2013 truly the “Year of the Comet?” Perhaps “Comets” might be a better term, as no less than five…