Satellites Reveal Subglacial Streams in Antarctica
Although it looks ancient and unchanging, the ice sheet in Antarctica is a surprisingly active place. Deep beneath the sheet's…
New Crater Discovered on Titan
NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this image of a semi-circular feature on Saturn's moon Titan. Planetary geologists think that it might…
Martian Explorers Should Be Looking for Fossils
Instead of just looking for current life on Mars, Arizona State University professor Jack Farmer thinks that future missions should…
NASA’s THEMIS Mission Blasts Off
NASA's THEMIS mission was blasted into space on Saturday, February 17 atop a Delta II rocket. THEMIS stands for Time…
Lasers Could Deflect Future Asteroids From Impacting Earth
The Earth has been bombarded by asteroids in the past, and it's going to happen again in the future. It's…
Exoplanet is Hot and Dry
Astronomers working with the Spitzer Space Telescope announced a tremendous new advance today, when they used the great observatory to…
NASA’s Next Probe Should Visit Europa
Arizona State University professor Ronald Greeley thinks that NASA's next flagship mission to the outer planets should be sent to…
Rosetta Approaches its Mars Flyby
If you're waiting for the Rosetta mission to really pay off, you're going to need a lot of patience. The…
New Survey of the Gamma Ray Skies
ESA's Integral spacecraft has released a new survey of the sky, seen in gamma rays - the most energetic radiation…
Book Reviews: Mars a Technical Tale / Reference Guide to the ISS
Apogee Books have cornered themselves a great niche in publishing books related to space. Their offerings span from the most…