Have you ever seen the beautiful auroral displays in the high latitudes? These are the Northern and Southern Lights. But…
Quick, do you have an Android phone in your pocket? A few small changes and you could help physicists probe…
Behind the Big Dipper is something pumping out a lot of extremely high-energy cosmic rays, a new study says. And…
We always say that the Universe is trying to kill you. But seriously... it wants you dead. The Bad Astronomer…
It could work, say researchers from the University of New Hampshire and the Southwest Research Institute. One of the inherent dangers…
Balloon-based research on cosmic particles that began over a century ago will get a big boost next year -- all…
The Curiosity rover is now out of "safe mode" following a memory problem with its main computer, and the Mars…
Super-TIGER prepares for launch from Antarctica. NASA's Super-TIGER science balloon landed Friday at a frigid and remote base in Antarctica…
Humans explore Mars in "Distant Shores," an illustration by NASA artist Pat Rawlins Cosmic rays from deep space could pose…
Inspired by SETI Chief, Jill Tarter's 2009 TED 'Prize Wish' to "Empower Earthlings everywhere to become active participants in the…