Mars
How to Photograph Tonight’s Spectacular Triple-Play Conjunction
Tonight the thin, 2-day-old crescent Moon will join Venus and Mars in the western sky at dusk for one of…
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25 Years Since Voyager’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’ Images
A quarter of a century has passed since NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft snapped the iconic image of Earth known as…
Interesting Facts About The Planets
While the universe is a big place to study, we shouldn't forget our own backyard. With eight planets and a…
10 Interesting Facts About Mars
Here are some of the more interesting characteristics about Mars, some of which you may know, and some of which…
How Can Mars Sometimes Be Warmer Than Earth?
Remember a few weeks ago when the weather on Mars was making the news? At the time, parts of the…
Weekly Space Hangout – Feb. 6, 2015: Astronaut Ron Garan’s “Orbital Perspective”
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @MorganRehnberg ) Special Guest: Astronaut Ron Garan (orbitalpersepctive.com / @Astro_Ron) Ron…
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Obama Administration Proposes $18.5 Billion Budget for NASA – Bolden
The Obama Administration today (Feb. 2) proposed a NASA budget allocation of $18.5 Billion for the new Fiscal Year 2016,…
Moroccan Meteorite May Be a 4.4-Billion-Year-Old Chunk of Dark Martian Crust
Mars is often referred to as the Red Planet. But its signature color is only skin-deep – or, I should say,…
Weekly Space Hangout – Jan. 30, 2015: Paul Hildebrandt Fights for Space!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) Dave Dickinson (@astroguyz / www.astroguyz.com) Special Guest: Paul Hildebrandt from Fight For…
Elon Musk and the SpaceX Odyssey: the Path from Falcon 9 to Mars Colonization Transporter
In Kubrick’s and Clark’s 2001 Space Odyssey, there was no question of “Boots or Bots”[ref]. The monolith had been left…