NASA’s Prototype Solar Sail Inflates Perfectly
Sailing through space on nothing but photons from the Sun is a nice dream, but we're still years away from…
Stars Have More Neon Than Previously Believed
Take your estimate for the amount of neon in a star, and triple it. At least, that's what a team…
Shuttle Mission is Safe So Far
NASA has confirmed that the space shuttle Discovery launched safely into orbit yesterday. During their 12-day mission to the International…
Astronomy Camp Adventures
Most teenagers go to summer camp in order to learn arts and crafts, hang out beside a lake in the…
Book Review: Einstein’s Miraculous Year
Humans have really raced up the evolutionary ladder in the last 40,000 years. From dragging knuckles on the ground to…
On Saturn’s Darkside
Cassini took this beautiful photograph of Saturn's unlit side, with its rings deep in shadow. Reflected light from the sunlit…
Space Telescope Could Unfold in Space
A clever new telescope design could allow engineers to pack larger folding space telescopes into smaller spaces on rockets, dramatically…
What’s Making Martian Methane?
With the discovery of methane in Mars' atmosphere, scientists are trying to find out what the source is. Since methane…
Can You Make a Better Glove?
NASA and Volanz Aerospace have announced the next Centennial Challenge prize: to build a better set of gloves for astronauts.…
Astrophoto: The Rho Region by Chris Cook
Astrophotographer Chris Cook took this picture of the The Rho Region - Scorpius on May 8, 2005 from Gila, New…