Solar System
Finite Light — Why We Always Look Back In Time
Light's finite speed make all gazing a ride in a time machine. Only a photon truly lives in the moment.
NASA Test Fires New Engine Controlling ‘Brain’ for First SLS MegaRocket Mission
Engineers carried out a critical hot fire engine test firing with the first new engine controlling ‘brain’ that will command…
See Mercury At Dusk, New Comet Lovejoy At Dawn
There are so many cool astronomical sights to see in late March including Mercury and a brand new comet!
Exploring the Universe For Magnetic Fields
A recent presentation made at the NASA Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop outlined how the study of magnetic fields could…
Fried Egg? Flying Saucer? Nope. Just Cool New Closeups of Saturn’s Moon Pan
See Saturn's "UFO moon" like you've never seen it before.
Earth’s Twisted Sister: How Will We Reveal Venus’ Secrets?
Venus doesn't attract as much attention as other worlds in our Solar System and beyond. But maybe it should.
How Will NASA Find Life On Other Worlds?
Minds at NASA are cooking up a new approach to finding life on other worlds.
So it Begins, Red Dragon Delayed 2 Years to 2020
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - With so many exciting projects competing for the finite time of SpaceX’s super talented engineers,…
Sad About Pluto? How about 110 Planets in the Solar System Instead?
A new geophysical definition has been proposed by a team of planetary scientists, one which would result in a Solar…
Meet Asteroid 2017 BQ6 — A Giant, Spinning Brick
New asteroid 2017 BQ6 was all elbows when it flew by Earth just a few days ago. Images reveal it…