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…
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…
Kirtland’s warblers (named after Jared P. Kirtland) are an endangered species of birds that, like so many humans, spend summer in North America and winter…
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….
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…
Italian toads can apparently sense earthquakes like the earthquake that struck L’Aquila on April 6th, 2009. We know this because Dr. Rachel Grant of the…
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…
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….
We’re heading back to Mars to search for any clues that might indicate life has or could exist on the big red planet. Of course,…