NASA Security Badges are a Health and Safety Risk
[/caption] Of all the things that could possibly go wrong for the US space agency, you wouldn't expect the security…
Where In The Universe #18
Here's this week's "Where In The Universe?" mystery image. The goal of this challenge is to test your skills and…
TV Alert: Mythbusters and the Moon Hoax Myth
[/caption] On Wednesday August 27th, at 9 p.m. ET/PT in the US, the famed "Mythbusters" on the Discovery Channel will…
Large Hadron Collider Rap Is a Hit
[/caption] Puzzled about particle physics? Want to know what the inside of the Large Hadron Collider looks like? Like music,…
Clash of Clusters Separates Dark Matter From Ordinary Matter
[/caption] A powerful collision of galaxy clusters captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory provides evidence for…
A Chilly Sunrise on Mars
Via Twitter, the Phoenix lander said, "I saw this beautiful sunrise yestersol. Bittersweet, as it means an end to midnight…
Cosmonaut Photographed South Ossetia From ISS Shortly After Russian Invasion
[/caption] During a Russian weather observation campaign, cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko took photographs above the South Ossetia region of Georgia soon…
Hey, What Are Spirit and Opportunity Up to These Days?
[/caption] With the Phoenix lander busily working away on Mars and grabbing the recent headlines, we haven't heard much from…
Has the First Extraterrestrial (Computer) Virus Been Discovered on the Space Station?
[/caption] Could this be the first space-borne computer virus ever discovered? It would appear that the International Space Station, orbiting…
GLAST is Now Fermi
[/caption] With "first light" successfully observed by the Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, as it has been…