Opportunity Finds Young Crater on Mars
[/caption] The two Mars Exploration Rovers have both seen their fair share of craters in their five years on Mars.…
IYA Live Telescope Today – Messier 10
We certainly hope you had the opportunity to keep an eye on our remote telescope! Despite the weather changes in…
Russia Considering Rocket-Powered Precision Landing for Next Generation Spacecraft
[/caption] Engineers for Russia's next-generation manned space vehicle are considering a rocket-powered landing system which would provide precision landing on…
Confirmed: Chocolate and Astronomy Go Together
[/caption] Two of my greatest loves are coming together at the Museo de Chocolate (Chocolate Museum) of Barcelona. To celebrate…
Nearsighted No More: Astronomers Resolve Milky Way’s Mysterious X-Ray Glow
[/caption] The map above details the Galactic ridge X-ray emission, first detected 25 years ago and observed recently by NASA's Rossi…
Salt in Enceladus’ Geysers Hints at Subsurface Liquid Ocean
[/caption] Planetary scientists say the geysers shooting from Saturn's moon Enceladus are likely to come from a subsurface sea of…
European, Chinese Satellites Watch Solar Storms Pummel Earth
Scientists have long understood that satellites are at risk from bombardment by solar storms. Now, they've gotten a closer look…
Rogue Black Holes May Wander the Galaxy
[/caption] Here's another "rogue black hole" theory, which hopefully doesn't set the doomsday crowd off on a new tangent. But…
Mars Rovers Are “Good Old Girls”
Our beloved Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity have seemingly touched us all with their amazing discoveries and their apparently…
Herschel and Planck Set to Launch on May 14
[/caption] The European Space Agency announced today that the Herschel and Planck spacecraft will now launch on May 14. Liftoff…