An Eruptive Star Proves Our Galaxy is Magical Even Without the Force
Hubble’s latest astronomical portrait looks a lot like a double-bladed lightsaber.
Hubble’s latest astronomical portrait looks a lot like a double-bladed lightsaber.
NASA has a long history of seeing its technology turned around after spaceflight for some more earthbound purposes, and it's still happening today.
Bang on schedule, Yuri Malenchenko, Tim Kopra, and Tim Peake took off on a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan this morning at just after 11:00 GMT, when this powerful image was taken. Read more >>
Back to the drawing board.
Whip out your telescopes if you want a good look at the gherkin-looking thing.
It looks like something astronaut Van Gogh would paint from space, but the image above isn’t an impressionist’s creation—it’s a slice of the North Atlantic Ocean Read More >>
Astronomers are comparing it to Jupiter’s red spot: a forever storm large enough to swallow three Earths. Except this monster tempest appears to be raging on a star. Read More >>
NASA’s Curiosity rover has boldly gone where no robotic probe has gone before.
As we send humans deeper into space for longer periods of time, habitat design is going to become a crucial part of mission planning.
Why on Earth is NASA building this football-shaped thing? Well, this big ol' orb does have a goal (goal? geddit?) and that is to get astronauts up to Mars, with a powerful free kick from the Green Giant. OK, that last bit is made up. Learn more >>
A study published in Nature has the answers we’ve been waiting for. Ceres, you are one fantastically complex beast of a space rock.
Studying these massive ocean travellers can give valuable information for travelling to the stars.
The Project Apollo Archive on Flickr is truly one of the great treasures available on the Internet.
A great view of the un-illuminated side of Saturn’s majestic rings.
After a long wait, NASA’s Orbital ATK Cygnus is headed up to the space station today, carting 3,175 kilos of gear along with it.
A selection of experimental cups onboard the ISS are allowing astronauts to drink liquids without using a straw to suck liquid from a bag.
