New to KnowledgeOrb we have added a section which highlights astronomical events such as moon phases, meteor showers, near earth…
Why have we not taken this basic instrument to Mars? Sometimes the most obvious things somehow get lost when large…
Much of the U.S. was blanketed by this large storm in December 2012. This NOAA's GOES-13 satellite animation shows…
In November 2012 SpaceX's Grasshopper vertical takeoff and landing test vehicle (VTVL) flies nearly two stories (17.7 feet/5.4 meters). Duration…
Titan's Lake District, One Season Later These images obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft show Titan's stable northern lake district. Cassini's…
Well folks this is it, 12/21/12 is finally here and we all know what that means. The predicted end of…
Curiosity Rover's Traverse, August through November 2012 Since landing at a site named "Bradbury Landing," The rover has traveled 1,703 feet…
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has delivered a glorious view of Saturn, taken while the spacecraft was in Saturn's shadow. The cameras…
The December 2012 Geminid shower produced 50 or more meteors per hour. One of two major showers per year it’s…
Asteroid Toutatis image captured December 12, 2012 NASA captured this image when…