Solar System
Feast Your Mind on This: Strange “Brain Terrain” on Mars
It doesn't take much thought to understand why this landscape on Mars is called "brain terrain" -- the swirling lobes…
A “Mini Jet” Juts from Saturn’s F Ring
We all know that Saturn's moon Enceladus has a whole arsenal of geysers jetting a constant spray of ice out…
Humanoid Shape Spotted on Mercury
You've all heard of the "face on Mars" and the "man in the Moon" -- well I guess this would…
“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…
Titan Has a Fancy Collar
As high summer slowly but steadily approaches on Saturn, Cassini is opening a window to the seasonal changes that occur…
An Illustrative Explanation Of Our Solar System
The Solar System: it's our home in space, the neighborhood that we all grew up in and where -- unless…
Voyager 1: Is It In or Is It Out?
Nearly 18.7 billion kilometers from Earth -- about 17 light-hours away -- NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is just about on…
See the Curiosity Mars Panorama on Permanent Display at the US National Mall
Congratulations to Universe Today writer Ken Kremer and his partner in image editing, Marco Di Lorenzo, who have had one…
What the Earth and Moon Look Like From Saturn
Did you smile and wave at Saturn on Friday? If you did (and even if you didn't) here's how you…