Moon or frying pan?
NASA may be an agency of extremely intelligent science buffs, but that doesn’t mean they can’t have a little fun on April Fools’ Day. For their Astronomy Picture of the […]
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The oldest light in the universe gets its closeup
Don’t worry, it’s much less terrifying than Norma Desmond, and infinitely more complex. Researchers at the European Space Agency (ESA) released their image of the light produced by the Big […]
Salty water discovered on Europa’s surface
Researchers have known that Jupiter’s moon Europa is home to a vast subterranean ocean, but now it seems the salty water finds its way to the surface. That means if […]
Dragon makes another ISS run
SpaceX has all thrusters firing in its contract with NASA. On Friday, it made it’s third successful launch of the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, ferrying supplies to astronauts […]
Mars mission details revealed
The Inspiration Mars Foundation came out with details about their 2018 mission, and boy, do they have a lot to do before then. The mission, which will send two people […]
Space travel becomes a multi-millionaires’ game
The U.S. Government doesn’t have the funds for more manned launches at NASA, so why not get the filthy rich to throw money at space exploration? That certainly seems to […]
An itsy-bitsy teensy-weensy planet
Sometimes even the smallest discoveries can be a big deal. Like the Thomas Barclay and his team at the NASA Ames Research Center using the Kepler space telescope to uncover […]
Russian meteorite fragments found
Scientists think they’ve found the remains of the 7,000-ton meteor that caused a ruckus in Russia on Friday. A 20 foot-wide hole was discovered in frozen Lake Chebarkul, about 50 […]
A new kind of supernova
Who wants to be normal and run with the crowd? Not this proud-to-be-me supernova. W49B is a supernova remnant that may be home to the galaxy’s newest black hole, but […]
Curiosity shows off its spiffy new drill
A 2.5 inch-deep hole may seem like a small accomplishment, but it’s a first in space exploration. NASA’s Curiosity rover drilled its first hole on Mars, taking a sample from […]
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