Space Exploration
Comet Siding Spring Was Bleeding Hydrogen As It Sped By Mars
As Comet Siding Spring passed close by Mars on Sunday (Oct. 19), NASA's newest Mars spacecraft took a time-out from…
Stinky! Rosetta’s Comet Smells Like Rotten Eggs And Ammonia
While you can't smell in space -- there is no medium to carry the molecules, the same reason you can't…
Videos: From Space, Lightning Looks Like Creepy White Blobs
Standing on the ground, we're used to seeing the bolts and flashes of lightning during epic thunderstorms. But how would…
Rosetta’s Comet Springs Spectacular Leaks As It Gets Closer To The Sun
Jet! The comet that the Rosetta spacecraft is visiting is shedding more dust as machine and Solar System body get…
The Physics Behind “Interstellar’s” Visual Effects Was So Good, it Led to a Scientific Discovery
While he was working on the film Interstellar, executive producer Kip Thorne was tasked with creating the black hole that…
Assembly Complete for NASA’s Maiden Orion Spacecraft Launching in December 2014
Technicians at the Kennedy Space Center have completed the final major assembly work on NASA’s maiden Orion crew module slated…
This 3-D Martian Picture Feels Like You’re Standing Beside The Opportunity Rover
Grab your 3-D glasses (you do have a pair handy, right?) and take a look at this latest vista from…
Stunning View of Solar System’s Largest Volcano and Valles Marineris Revealed by India’s Mars Orbiter Mission
India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has delivered another sweet treat - a stunning view of our Solar System's largest volcano…
Mr. Fusion? Compact Fusion Reactor Will be Available in 5 Years Says Lockheed-Martin
The Farnsworth Fusor; Pons and Fleishmann. It seems the trail to fusion energy has long gone cold -- stone cold,…
Could ‘Heavy Metal’ Frost Lurk Beneath Venus’ Hothouse Clouds?
Talk about using old data for a new purpose! Researchers re-examining information from the completed NASA Magellan mission found signs…