Solar System
10 Historic Moments in Voyager’s Journey to Interstellar Space
Yesterday, NASA announced that as of August 2012, Voyager 1 is in a new frontier to humanity: interstellar space. Our…
This Is What It Looks Like Hovering Above An Asteroid
Now's your big chance to get up close and personal with Vesta, one of the largest asteroids in the solar…
“Oddball” Asteroid is Really a Comet
It's a case of mistaken identity: a near-Earth asteroid with a peculiar orbit turns out not to be an asteroid…
A Mercurial Milestone: 1,000 Featured Images from MESSENGER!
It's been nearly two and a half years since the NASA-sponsored MESSENGER mission entered orbit around Mercury -- the first…
Huge Asteroid 324 Bamberga Makes a Return Visit to Earth’s Neighborhood on Friday the 13th
This week offers a fine chance to catch sight of a unique asteroid. 324 Bamberga reaches opposition this week in…
NASA Science Probe Blazes Spectacular Trail to the Moon from Virginia
This magnificent view of NASA’s LADEE lunar orbiter launched on Friday night Sept 6, on the maiden flight of the…
This Black Stain On Mars Could Be Volcanic Leftovers
At first glance, it looks like somebody dropped a huge paint can on Mars, spilling black stuff all over Becquerel…
How to See the Historic LADEE Nighttime Moon Shot on Sept. 6
Minotaur V rocket and LADEE spacecraft launch trajectory view as should be seen from atop the Empire State Building, NY,…
Historic Sept. 6 Virginia Moon Shot Heralds Revolutionary New Paradigm for Fundamental Science Query- NASA Director Interview
In an exclusive new interview with Universe Today, NASA’s Ames Research Center Director Pete Worden was “very excited” to discuss…
How Big is the Solar System?
For most of us, stuck here on Earth, we see very little of the rest of the Solar System. Just…