Mysterious Mars Formation May be Caused by Bursts of Water
Many basin-like features observed on the Martian surface appear to have a fanned feature around possible inlets. Much like river…
Planet Hunter Prepped for Tests
If you think the discoveries made by planet hunters is exciting already, just you wait. There are some missions in…
Meteor Blazed Above the Pacific Northwest Tuesday, February 19
Many lucky people in the Pacific Northwest United States got the treat of a lifetime on Tuesday morning. A bright…
STS-122: A Mission in Pictures
Welcome home to the crew of STS-122! Space shuttle Atlantis landed at 9:08 am EST on February 20, following the…
Building a Moon Base: Part 3 – Structural Design
Building the first Moon base will be the biggest challenge mankind has ever embarked on. We can already speculate about…
Valles Marineris, the Deepest Chasm in the Solar System
The photographs coming back from the Martian orbiters sure help you appreciate the very different terrain on the Red Planet.…
Bubble Experiment Fails to Find Dark Matter
Astronomers have no idea what dark matter is, but they have a few guesses. Since they can't see the stuff…
Hubble Finds Dozens of Gravitationally Lensed Galaxies
One of the breakthroughs in modern astronomy is the use of gravitational lenses, where a closer galaxy or star focuses…
Cassini Uncovers Invisible Rings at Saturn
Even in the smallest telescopes, Saturn's bright rings pop into view. But those might be just the tip of the…
Astrosphere for February 19, 2008
It might not look like it, but this photograph is mind-bendingly cool. The bright streak is the path of the…