Japanese SELENE (Kaguya) Lunar Mission Spots Apollo 15 Landing Site (Images)
The Japanese lunar mission SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer), also known as "Kaguya" has imaged the "halo" left behind in…
Olympus Mons: The Largest Volcano in the Solar System
The largest volcano in the Solar System and the largest mountain in the Solar System are one in the same:…
Take Up a Collection For NASA
A NASA contractor needs urine. And lots of it, too, about 30 liters (8 gallons) a day, even on weekends.…
Diameter of the Solar System
Defining the diameter of the Solar System is a matter of perspective and characterization. You can look at the Solar…
How Many Stars are in the Solar System?
The answer to 'how many stars are in the Solar System' is pretty straightforward, or is it? There is only…
Phoenix’s Rasp Works to Create Ice Shavings
The Phoenix Mars Lander successfully used a rasp on the end of its robotic arm to drill into the frozen…
How Old is the Solar System?
How old is the Solar System? That is a question that cuts to the heart of it all. By studying…
Colonizing Venus With Floating Cities
Seemingly, people in the space community have a tendency to push the boundaries of thought about all the possibilities that…
Formation of the Solar System
Where did the Solar System come from? How did we go from space to a star with planets orbiting around…
New Evidence for a Wetter, Warmer Ancient Mars
A 3-D image of a trough in the Nili Fossae region of Mars shows phyllosilcates (in magenta and blue hues)…