Supernovae Blowing Superbubbles in the Small Magellanic Cloud
At a distance of only 200,000 light years, the Small Magellanic Cloud is one of the Milky Way's closest galactic…
Rovers Hit the Road Again
After being threatened by darkening dust storms, NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers are ready to hit the road again. Both Spirit…
Book Review: Laika
Dogs were one of the first creatures to join with human tribes. Their barks and bites kept predators at bay…
Water Vapour Raining Down on a Planetary Disk
Ever wonder how the Earth got its oceans? Well, new data gathered by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope could provide a…
NASA is Certain There Were No Drunk Astronauts
Now what should we believe? A NASA safety review released on Wednesday says that there's no evidence that astronauts were…
Not Pits, Tubes
Remember those amazing images of open pits on Mars? NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has come back around and taken another…
A Submarine for Europa
Many planetary scientists believe that Jupiter's moon Europa is our solar system's best contender to share Earth's distinction of harboring…
Podcast: Earth
Another week, another planet. This time we talk about our own home world: Earth. You might think you know the…
What’s Up this Week: August 27 – September 1, 2007
Monday, August 27 - While it's going to be very hard to ignore the presence of the Moon tonight, Neptune…
Uranus’ Rings Seen Edge On
Once every 42 years, the angle between Uranus and the Earth is perfectly lined up so that the planet's rings…