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Take a Rollercoaster Ride Around Venus
If you've ever wanted to see what it's like to buzz Venus like only a spacecraft can, here's your chance:…
Amazing Video of a Lunar Occultation
Captured on camera by astrophotographer Rafael Defavari from his location in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, this video shows the…
How Long is a Day on Mercury?
1/3 the distance from the Sun than Earth, it should be no surprise that a day on Mercury is a…
In the Shadow of the Moon: Experience a Solar Eclipse From 37 Kilometers Up
The Moon's shadow stretches over the Earth in this balloon-mounted camera view of the November 14 solar eclipse (Catalin Beldea,…
Unraveling the Secrets of Type Ia Supernovae: a New Two-Minute Thesis
The folks over at PHD Comics have put together a new video in their Two-Minute Thesis series, this one featuring…
Our Gorgeous, Graceful, Gradient Sun
Here's a mesmerizing video from the folks over at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's visualization studio showing the Sun in…
Watch: Incredible Headcam Video from Felix’s Freefall
Felix Baumgartner salutes his suit-mounted camera before stepping off his capsule's platform at 128,000 feet (Red Bull Stratos) Yesterday, October…
What Happens When Supermassive Black Holes Merge?
Frame from a simulation of the merger of two black holes and the resulting emission of gravitational radiation (NASA/C. Henze)…
A River Ran Through It: Why Do They Think There Was Once Water on Mars?
Why is everyone so excited about these dusty Mars rocks? This week's big news was the announcement of evidence for…
How Many Asteroids Are Out There?
Answer: a LOT. And there's new ones being discovered all the time, as this fascinating animation by Scott Manley shows.…