Another Reminder: Lunar Eclipse on March 3, 2007
I don't want to sound like a broken record here, but I wanted to give you all another reminder that…
Construction for the New Soyuz Launch Facility Begins
Workers broke ground this week on a new construction site at the European Space Agency's new Soyuz launch base in…
A Solution for the Black Hole Information Paradox?
One of the mysteries that has puzzled physicists has to do with black holes. When information goes into a black…
New Horizons Gets a Gravity Boost From Jupiter
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft got a big speed boost today, when it used Jupiter's gravity to give it a slingshot…
Hail Damages Space Shuttle Atlantis, Delays Launch
A hail storm pounded the Space Shuttle Atlantis on Tuesday, chewing up foam at the top of the shuttle's external…
South Pole Telescope Sees First Light
Telescopes located on the Earth suffer from having to peer through our thick atmosphere. That's why they're located at high…
Europe Approves its Mercury Mission
Although NASA has its Messenger spacecraft headed towards the planet Mercury, the European Space Agency is planning a mission of…
NASA Reveals a Sample Lunar Base
For the upcoming lunar return missions, the astronauts will be staying on the surface of the Moon far longer than…
High Resolution Views of Comet McNaught’s Nucleus
Comet McNaught, one of the brightest comets in last few decades recently swept past the Sun, providing a beautiful show.…
Podcast: The Story of Galaxy Evolution
Our Milky Way is a complex and majestic barred spiral galaxy. But 13.7 billion years ago it began, like all…