Watch Discovery Light Up the Night Sky
[/caption] 2nd UPDATE: (6:45 EDT) Mission managers have reset the launch of Discovery on STS-119 to no earlier than Sunday,…
Phoenix Team Divided: Are the Mars Liquid Water Observations a “Matter of Belief”?
[/caption] Last month, it was announced that in the few days after the landing of the Phoenix lander in May…
Hubble, VLT Team Up to View the History of the Universe in 3-D
[/caption] Once upon a time, before our Sun and Earth existed, distant galaxies were being created. Because this happened so…
Earth’s Interior
[/caption] Take a look down beneath your feet. You're standing on the Earth's crust. Although it seems limitless, the Earth's…
Debris From Satellite Collision to Start Entering Earth’s Atmosphere
[/caption] Debris from the satellite collision that occurred on February 10th will soon start entering Earth's atmosphere. 355 debris fragments…
Why is the Earth Round?
[/caption] Don't listen to the Flat Earth Society, they're wrong; the Earth is round. But did you ever wonder why…
Density of the Earth
[/caption] The density of the Earth is 5.513 g/cm3. This is an average of all of the material on the…
Live From Space: Streaming Webcam Now Available
[/caption] It's not exactly what Al Gore had in mind, but its close. Live streaming video is now available every…
What is Earth’s Crust?
You might not realize it, but you're standing on a thin shell of solid rock encasing a vast quantity of…
How Many Planets are in the Milky Way?
[/caption] How many are in the Milky Way, though? There could be billions, many of them habitable and Earth-like, according…