Opportunity Mars Rover Plagued By Flash Memory Problems, But Carries On
NASA's aging Mars rover is still struggling with Flash memory after several months of controllers trying to work around frequent…
Orion Off-Loaded for Cross Country Trek to Florida Home Base
After a brilliant first test flight, and historic Pacific Ocean splashdown and recovery on Dec. 5, 2014, NASA’s Orion spacecraft…
Rosetta’s Instruments Direct Scientists to Look Elsewhere for the Source of Earth’s Water
Where did all of our water come from? What might seem like a simple question has challenged and intrigued planetary…
How To Take Photos Of Earth While Whizzing At 17,000 MPH
When you're flying above Earth in a spaceship or space station, taking a clear picture below is more than a…
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Gamma Ray Bursts Limit The Habitability of Certain Galaxies, Says Study
Gamma ray bursts (GRBs) are some of the brightest, most dramatic events in the Universe. These cosmic tempests are characterized…
What Causes Day and Night?
For most of here on planet Earth, sunrise, sunset, and the cycle of day and night (aka. the diurnal cycle)…
Humans Last Landed On The Moon 42 Years Ago Today
For a brief period in the 1960s and 1970s, 12 people ventured all the way to the surface of the…
What Does Space Really Look Like?
When you see the beautiful pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope, you're looking at a lie. They're specially colored images,…
The Curious History of the Geminid Meteors
UPDATE: Tune in this Sunday as the good folks over at the Virtual Telescope Project feature a live webcast covering…
Moonlight Skating: Scenes from Winter in Sweden
"Nights like these are almost to good to be true," says astrophotographer Göran Strand. Glide along with Strand and two…