Life on Venus
[/caption] Although it's similar in size, Venus is very different from Earth. The temperature at the surface is hot enough…
How Hot is Venus?
You might be surprised to know that Venus is the hottest planet in the Solar System. The temperature across the…
40th Anniversary of the Great Gamble: Apollo 8
[/caption] The Apollo 8 mission was a seminal moment not in only the history of spaceflight, but in human history…
Craters on Venus
[/caption] When you look at the Moon and Mercury, their surfaces are pounded with impact craters. Mars has many craters,…
Another Discovery Points to Past Water and Habitability on Mars
[/caption] Scientists from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have made a major discovery about the history of water on Mars. The…
How to Drive the Mars Rovers, Part 1: Rover Updates
[/caption] In January of 2004, NASA's twin robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, landed on the Red…
Age of Venus
[/caption] Like all the planets, Venus formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago when the Sun and the Solar System came…
Podcast: Robots in Space
[/caption] Space is totally inhospitable. If the freezing temperatures don't get you, the intense radiation will kill you. Or the…
Wanted: Observers For Rare Astronomical Event!
If you love a cosmic mystery - and which one of us doesn't - then you're going to really enjoy…
Jupiter’s Moon Plays Hide-and-Seek with Hubble
[/caption] NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has caught Jupiter's moon Ganymede playing a game of hide-and-seek. In this crisp Hubble image,…