The Sun Doesn’t Cause Earthquakes
If that title seems like an obvious statement to you, it's ok... it seems pretty obvious to me too. But…
Soviet Lander Spotted by Mars Orbiter
On May 28, 1971, the Soviet Union launched the Mars 3 mission which, like its previously-launched and ill-fated sibling Mars…
AstroVideo: The Stars Over Teotihuacan, City of Gods
The ancient city of Teotihuacan, located about 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Mexico City, is the site of several pyramids…
Weekend Aurora Alert: The Sun Lets Loose an Earth-Directed CME
The Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this view as the Sun let loose with its biggest solar flare of the year…
Tell-tale Evidence of Bouncing Boulders on Mars
What are the types of things that happen on Mars when we’re not looking? Some things we’ll never know, but…
NASA Explains Their New Asteroid Retrieval Mission
NASA's FY2014 budget proposal includes a plan to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to a…
NASA Releases the 2014 “Tough Choices” Budget Proposal
NASA has released their budget proposal for 2014 and, as rumored, it includes funding for the preliminary work to begin…
Rain is Falling from Saturn’s Rings
Astronomers have known for years there was water in Saturn’s upper atmosphere, but they weren’t sure exactly where it was…
Comet PANSTARRS … Going … Going … Not Gone Yet!
It's falling out of the news but Comet PANSTARRS still lives! You can still see it in a clear sky…
New Exoplanet-Hunting Mission to launch in 2017
Move over Kepler. NASA has recently green-lighted two new missions as part of its Astrophysics Explorer Program. These come as…