Solar System
Venus Express May Be Out Of Fuel After Death-Duelling Maneuvers
After more than eight years orbiting a hellish planet, Venus Express is showing its age. The spacecraft made some risky…
Titan’s Atmosphere Still Baffles Us A Decade After Huygens Landing
It's almost exactly 10 years ago that humanity parachuted a spacecraft into Titan, that moon of Saturn that could hold…
Mars Needs You! Help Scientists Track Spring Thaw On Red Planet
We've been watching Mars with spacecraft for about 50 years, but there's still so little we know about the Red…
Europa Life: Could ‘Extreme Shrimp’ Point To Microbes On That Moon?
For all of the talk about aliens that we see in science fiction, the reality is in our Solar System,…
Philae’s Wild Comet Landing: Crater Grazing, Spinning And Landing In Parts Unknown
No, scientists haven't found Philae yet. But as they churn through the scientific data on the comet lander, more information…
Observing Challenge: How to See Asteroid Hebe, Mother of Mucho Meteorites
In the reeds that line the banks of the celestial river Eridanus, you'll find Hebe on the prowl this month. Discovered in 1847…
Pluto’s Closeup Will Be Awesome Based On Jupiter Pics From New Horizons Spacecraft
New Horizons, you gotta wake up this weekend. There's so much work ahead of you when you reach Pluto next…
Orion’s ‘Glass Cockpit’ Will Steer Astronauts Through The Solar System
If it's good enough for a Boeing 787, it's gotta be good enough for space, right? NASA's Orion spacecraft --…
This Short Film is a Stunning Preview of Human Space Exploration
One day – and it really is only matter of time – humans will set foot on the surfaces of…
Dawn Spacecraft Will Take Pictures Of Its Target Dwarf Planet Today
The year 2015 is going to be a big one for far-off spacecraft. Among them is the long-running Dawn mission,…