NASA Awards Jupiter Icy Moons Mission
NASA has chosen Northrop Grumman Space Technology to build its upcoming Prometheus Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) spacecraft, and awarded…
SpaceShipOne’s Engine Designer Working with NASA
SpaceDev, the company that designed and built the hybrid rocket engine for Scaled Composite's SpaceShipOne, announced that they've entered discussions…
Keeping the Rings In Line
This is an image of Saturn's tiny moon Prometheus, which shepherds the inner edge of Saturn's F ring. The irregular…
Book Review: Sun Observer’s Guide
The Sun Observer's Guide by Pam Spence is a practical reference for how and why to view our nearest star.…
Methane and Water Overlap on Mars
European scientists recently announced that they had discovered the presence of methane in the atmosphere of Mars using the Mars…
Early Universe Might Not Have Been So Violent
You always hear that the early Universe was a violent chaotic time, with galaxies smashing into each other. Maybe it…
Genesis Recovery is Going Well
After its crash landing, NASA scientists weren't too hopeful that they'd turn up much science in the wreckage of Genesis'…
Wallpaper: Saturn’s Translucent Rings
This is a 1024x768 desktop wallpaper of a beautiful image of Saturn's rings, taken by Cassini on July 30. This…
Seeing Our Sun’s Future in Other Stars
Mira stars are a special class of variable red giants which pulsate. Over the course of 80-1,000 days, a Mira…
NASA Centres Could Be Damaged by Ivan
Although Hurricane Ivan spared NASA's Kennedy Space Center, several of the agencies other facilities weren't so lucky. The Stennis Space…