Envisat Watches Hurricane Frances
The European Space Agency's Envisat Earth has a whole suite of tools to analyze Hurricane Frances with, and that's just…
Be Safe Florida
At the time I'm writing this, Hurricane Frances is bearing down on Florida, and should make landfall within the next…
Hot and Hotter
A mystery that has puzzled astronomers for years is: why does the Sun's temperature rise as you get further away…
Rover’s Grinder Working Again After Glitch
NASA's Opportunity rover has gone back to work after a two week delay because a pebble was jamming its rock…
Contractors Selected for New Space Vision
NASA has awarded the first contracts for aerospace firms to begin preliminary concept studies for returning humans to the Moon,…
Supernova in Nearby Galaxy NGC 2403
The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of a supernova exploding in a relatively nearby galaxy. The star that became…
NASA Readies for Hurricane Frances
Hurricane Frances has swept past Puerto Rico and is now on a path that could strike the Bahamas, and eventually…
Atlas Launches Secret Payload
Despite a series of delays, a Lockheed-Martin Atlas IIAS rocket lifted off Tuesday night, carrying a secret payload for the…
Arriving This Week: The Ozone Hole
The European Space Agency's Envisat earth observation satellite is getting ready for the arrival of an annual event - the…
Astronomer Fred Whipple Dies
Famed astronomer, Dr. Fred Whipple, passed away on Monday at the age of 97 after a prolonged battle with illness.…