The fine folks over at the Jet Propulsion Lab have put together a video showing us what the landing of the 'Curiosity' rover will look like.
Read More »Earth & Space
SpaceX Plans to Launch Largest Rocket Since Saturn V
The new rocket from SpaceX, known as the "Falcon Heavy," is slated to be the largest and most powerful space-bound rocket to be built since the end of the Apollo program.
Read More »Arctic Ocean Flush Could Disrupt Gulf Stream
A buildup of fresh water in the Arctic Ocean could lead to a disruption of the gulf stream, leading to cooler winters in Europe.
Read More »MESSENGER Probe Nearly Done In By Solar Storm
A solar storm barely missed Mercury and the MESSENGER probe, thus avoiding what could have been a disaster for NASA.
Read More »Atmospheric Nuke Testing May Have Stunted Global Warming
Above-ground nuclear testing may have led to a pause in global warming, according to a new study.
Read More »MESSENGER Spacecraft Transmits First Images From Mercury Orbit Back to Earth
The NASA MESSENGER satellite has established orbit around Mercury and is now transmitting back to Earth the first images ever shot from the planet's orbit.
Read More »NASA ‘Spirit’ Mars Rover May Be Dead
The Mars 'Spirit' rover, having been silent for over a year, appears to finally be officially dead.
Read More »Japan Earthquake Stopped Time (Not Really)
The earthquake in Japan knocked out two atomic clock transmitter stations, rendering thousands of time-telling devices in that part of the country useless.
Read More »Behold! The Sun’s Light Show
NASA released some time-lapse videos of some of the activity going on with our Sun. It's almost hypnotic.
Read More »Earth Hour Looks to Have Been a Big Disappointment
Earth Day has come and gone, and it seems that the majority if people either did not know it had come, or they simply did not care.
Read More »