Hubble Sees Fireball After Gamma Ray Burst
(NASA) – The Hubble Space Telescope recently provided the strongest evidence yet that short-duration gamma ray bursts are produced by the merger of two small, super-dense stellar objects. The evidence…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover One Year On Mars!
It is hard to believe it has been a year since we watched NASA Curiosity Rover land on Mars Aug. 6, 2012, EDT. This landing was more exciting than some…
Curiosity Video 12 Months on Mars in 2 Minutes
Celebrating the first year of the Rovers mission NASA released this video of the first 12 months condensed into 2 minutes from the surface of Mars. The movie is made…
Gulf Dead Zone Smaller Than Expected
(NOAA) – Scientists found a large Gulf of Mexico oxygen-free or hypoxic “dead” zone, but not as large as had been predicted. Measuring 5,840 square miles, an area the size…
SLS Video of 70t Manned Launch Released
An artists concept video of the launch if the new Space Launch System (SLS) 70t manned launch vehicle has been released. The video is of very high quality and will…
New IRIS Space Telescope Shows Sun Up Close
The IRIS Telescope was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on June 27, 2013 on a mission to study the lower interface regions of the suns atmosphere. The telescope opened…
New Image of Comet ISON from Hubble
The sun-approaching Comet ISON floats against a seemingly infinite backdrop of numerous galaxies and a handful of foreground stars. The icy visitor, with its long gossamer tail, appears to be…
Planet Hunter Kepler Starts Tests on Road to Recovery
The most prolific planet hunter in history recently suffered a serious blow when the second of four reaction wheels failed and it could no longer steer itself and take science…
