The Cassini spacecraft which recently celebrated 15 years of success will take a picture of Earth on July 19, 2013. The…
At a glance this extreamly crisp image may look like Earth's Moon but it is actually Mercury. The image was…
(Source NASA) - Nearly 900 extrasolar planets have been confirmed to date, but now for the first time astronomers think…
(Source NASA) - A flash of light from a stellar outburst has provided a rare look at the 3-D structure…
(Source NASA) - By comparing infrared and X-ray background signals across the same stretch of sky, an international team of…
Some cool space related things have been done with LEGOs in the past including the LEGO man in space. Now…
(Source NASA and STScI) - Comet ISON is potentially the "comet of the century" because around the time the comet makes…
As reported here the 1.7 mile wide (2.7km) Asteroid 1998 QE2 will fly by Earth at 20:59 p.m. UTC (4:59pm…
A 1.7 mile wide (2.7km) Asteroid will fly by Earth at 20:59 p.m. UTC (4:59pm est), Friday, May 31. The…
(Source NASA) -- The Ring Nebula's distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by…