NASA Plans Trajectory Maneuver for Mars Science Laboratory Spacecraft
On January 11, 2012, NASA is planning to conduct the biggest trajectory maneuver for the Science Laboratory Spacecraft on its mission to Mars. By precisely…
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GRAIL Probes Now Orbiting The Moon
Two new satellites are now in orbit around the moon and they could give us some valuable info about whether our moon merged with another…
Comet Lovejoy Streaks Past Desert Telescope
On December 22, Guillaume Blanchard of the European Southern Observatory captured one amazing image that features two impressive objects together: comet Lovejoy and ESO’s Telescope,…
SOFIA Looking Deep Into the Orion Nebula
It’s amazing to think that a NASA telescope mounted in a specially modified Boeing 747SP jet can look into the heart of a nebula where…
NASA Probe Takes Close-Up Photos of Giant Vesta Asteroid
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has taken its first close-up images of the asteroid Vesta, revealing tons of new detail. Vesta is located in the asteroid belt…
Russia’s Mars Probe will Come Down in January
After losing contact back in November, the Russian Space Agency admits failure. The Russian Phobos-Ground spacecraft, which was to be headed for a moon of…
Comet Survives after Close Brush With the Sun
Comet Lovejoy, discovered a few weeks ago, was supposed to melt as it came so close to the sun that the temperatures would hit several…
Virginia Wants to Offer Tax Deduction for Burial in Space
The economy still stinks but Delegate Terry Kilgore is sponsoring a bill to help the citizens of Virginia by offering up to $8,000 in tax…
NASA’s Voyager 1 in “Cosmic Purgatory”
After over three decades in space, Voyager 1 is about to leave the Solar System and head into the uncharted territory of the Milky Way….
Hubble Reaches New Milestone: 10,000th Scientific Paper Published
As if we needed any reminders, it just illustrates how the Hubble Space Telescope has been one of the most successful scientific endeavors ever undertaken…
Two Largest Black Holes Ever Discovered
Huge. Massive. Gigantic. Monstrous. Ginormous. Words fail to describe two huge black holes that may be the largest ever measured. Supermassive black holes inhabit most…
3D Video Offers A Tour Over Asteroid Vesta
The 3D video below of the giant asteroid Vesta offers an amazing look at the object. Sort of a guided tour that might have come…
Astronomers Discover 18 New Planets
Good news today for fans of giant planets. Astronomers have found 18 new alien planets. They are all Jupiter-size gas giants that circle stars larger…
NASA Confiscates Stolen Rocket Engine
The internet is a great thing for folks who really like to buy stuff. You can find anything. Even NASA parts, including rockets. In July…
The Mars Rover Curiosity Planetary Protection Snafu
Whenever we send a spacecraft or rover to another planet NASA is very careful to make sure that it isn’t carrying biological contamination from Earth….
Japanese Astronaut Plays A One-Man Game Of Baseball In Space
What does an Astronaut do with his free time when he’s bored? The answer is, pretty much anything he wants. He’s in space; no one…
Scientists Rank Most Livable Alien Worlds
In the old days it used to be largely guess-work when determining which alien worlds might be most livable, but not anymore. These days we…
Youngest Supernova Photographed
The death of a star has been captured on film just fourteen days after the explosion occurred, marking the supernova in the galaxy Galàxia del…
