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After 12,000 Days in Space, Voyager 1 Heads for the Solar System Boundary
Tethys and Dione Voyager 1 photographed Saturn and two of its moons, Tethys (shown here) and Dione in November 1980. Shadows from Saturn's three bright rings and Tethys can be seen on the cloud tops...
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Celebrating a Flurry of Activity, NASA Dubs Next 23 Months the "Year Of the...
Dawn In July 2011, Dawn will insert itself into orbit around Vesta, the second-most massive body in the asteroid belt. Though not a planet, Vesta has some interesting characteristics, including...
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As Humans Take Leave of Space, Robot Explorers Will Go Farther and Look...
The Mars Curiosity Rover NASA/JPL-Caltech Before I sat down to write this morning, I poured coffee into my shuttle-emblazoned Space Camp mug and thought about the end of this era. Like many of you,...
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Carefully Engineered to Survive Fierce Radiation, Juno Probe Launches Today...
Juno Passes a Test The Juno spacecraft emerges from a thermal vacuum test chamber in this photo. Juno will arrive at Jupiter in 2016 to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit. Juno...
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Earth-Generated Panspermia: Scientists Describe How Earth Rocks Could Have...
Jupiter's Moon Europa A new simulation found that high-velocity particles ejected from Earth could make their way to the Jupiter system, where they could conceivably land on a moon like Ganymede or...
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Chinese Scientists Plan to Pull an Asteroid into Orbit Around Earth
Pictured: Humans Tempting God to Smite Them Hexi Baoyin, Yang Chen, Junfeng Li via arXivLast week Chinese scientists wanted to divert an asteroid away from Earth. This week, they want to pull one into...
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Photographed: the Yellowish, Blistery Volcano Surface of Jupiter's Moon Io
Surface of Io The U.S. Geological Survey released the first complete geologic map of Io. This is a true color image. Click here to embiggen. USGS This oozy, pockmarked image is the surface of...
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Watch the Planets Line Up With Crescent Moon in Rare Conjunction
Planetary Conjunction NASA/JPL Look toward the west tonight and you'll see Jupiter and Venus together, lining up with the crescent moon in a rare and beautiful conjunction. Venus is so bright you can...
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New Report Urges Extreme Caution Against Infection When Landing on Alien Worlds
Enceladus and its Plumes of Water NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute As Earth humans begin to seriously consider sending missions to icy worlds like Europa and Enceladus, one of the necessary concerns...
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Lonely Orphaned Planet Spotted Wandering Aimlessly Through Interstellar Space
Lonely Planet CFBDSIR2149 Artist's rendering, of course. ESO/L. Calçada/P. Delorme/Nick Risinger /R. Saito/VVV Consortium It's lonely way out there in interplanetary space, lonelier still if you don't...
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The Most Incredible Pictures Of Every Planet In Our Solar System
Our Blue Marble Can't get enough of this marble. NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring View Photo GalleryClick to launch the gallery.
View ArticleAstronomers Want To Fire Giant Bullets At Jupiter's Moon Europa
Scientists at University College London have designed a 44-pound bullet that could gather scientific information on Jupiter's moon Europa. Last week, a prototype of the bullet slammed through a...
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Could A Spacecraft Fly Straight Through Jupiter?
Jupiter, as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Despite its gusty reputation as a "gas giant," Jupiter's blood-red clouds hide a dense, rocky core that's perhaps 20...
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NASA's Jupiter-Bound Juno Spacecraft Is About To Swing By Earth
Mission Juno NASA/JPL Today, NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft is set to swing by Earth for a "gravitational slingshot" that will propel it on its way to the fifth planet at speeds of up to 165,000...
View ArticleExclusive: Bill Nye Explains Jupiter's Great Red Spot In Classic Bill Nye Style
NASA's Juno spacecraft will swing by Earth today for a "gravitational slingshot" that will send it toward Jupiter at 165,000 mph. To celebrate this triumph of science, Bill Nye is hosting "Why with...
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Cassini Spots Mosaic Of Extraterrestrial Seas
Mosaic on Titan NASA-ESA The joint NASA-ESA Cassini space probe, exploring Saturn and her moons, has revealed extraordinary lakes and seas of liquid methane around the north pole of Titan. Scientists...
View ArticleCould A Spacecraft Fly Straight Through Jupiter?
Despite its gusty reputation as a "gas giant," Jupiter's blood-red clouds hide a dense, rocky core that's perhaps 20 times as massive as Earth. That core blocks any spacecraft's passage through the...
View ArticleNASA's Jupiter-Bound Juno Spacecraft Is About To Swing By Earth
Today, NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft is set to swing by Earth for a "gravitational slingshot" that will propel it on its way to the fifth planet at speeds of up to 165,000 miles per hour. "It’s...
View ArticleCassini Spots Mosaic Of Extraterrestrial Seas
The joint NASA-ESA Cassini space probe, exploring Saturn and her moons, has revealed extraordinary lakes and seas of liquid methane around the north pole of Titan. Scientists associated with the...
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