How Old is Saturn?
Saturn formed with the rest of the planets 4.6 billion years ago, out of a spinning disk of gas and…
Is There Water on Saturn?
Saturn is almost entirely hydrogen and helium, but it does have trace amounts of other chemicals, including water. When we…
Theory of Relativity Passes Another Test
Einstein's theory of General Relativity has been around for 93 years, and it just keeps hanging in there. With advances…
MESSENGER Provides New Insights on Mercury
Data from the MESSENGER spacecraft's first flyby of Mercury in January of 2008 are now turning into science results. Several…
Carnival of Space #61
[/caption] This week the Carnival of Space moves to Mang's Bat Page for the Tunguska edition. Click here to read…
International Group Studies Mars Sample Return Mission
Until humans can actually set foot on the Red Planet, the next best thing would be a sample return mission,…
Explosive Spacewalk?
Explosive bolts that help detach the Russian Soyuz capsule from the International Space Station may be the source of the…
Next TEGA “Bake” Could Be Last for Phoenix
The "vibrating" done to get the first Mars arctic soil sample into Phoenix's TEGA (Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer) oven…
Where In The Universe Challenge #10
I've been enjoying a few lazy days of summer relaxing by a lake. The weather has been perfect, the lake…
GLAST Powers Up
The GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope) spacecraft blasted off on June 11, 2008, and after acclimating to the cold…