Inflatable Lunar Habitat to Be Tested in Antarctica
As humans prepare to return to the Moon, this time to stay, there are so many different technologies that need…
Meteorites Reveal Mars’ Past: Molten Surface, Thick Atmosphere
If Mars ever had water flowing on its surface, as the many canyons and riverbed-like features on the Red Planet…
Seeing Inside the Earth with Neutrinos
You know what it's like to get an X-ray done: you go to the doctor, get in a large machine,…
Podcast: Neptune
We’ve reached Neptune, the final planet in our tour through the solar system – but don’t worry! The tour’s not…
Book Review: Endless Universe
A child wakes with boundless energy, runs and jumps through a day of fun and excitement. Then they fall, exhausted,…
What’s Up this Week: November 19 – November 25, 2007
Monday, November 19 - Even if you only use binoculars tonight, you can't miss the beautiful C-shape of Sinus Iridium…
Astrosphere for November 16th, 2007
Today's photo is the Moon. Sure, I've shown lots of pictures of the Moon, but this one's lunertic's first astrophoto,…
NASA Tests New Parachutes for Ares Spacecraft
This has been an exciting week for NASA's Constellation program -- the missions that will bring humans back to the…
How to Keep a Venus Rover Cool
In comparison to a mission to Venus, missions to Mars or the Moon are a cakewalk. With temperatures exceeding 450ºC…
Prototype Heat Shield for Orion
I know what you're thinking, and no, that's not a UFO in a secret government laboratory. It's not a prop…