Stephen Hawking: Future of Space- Manned vs Robotic Missions
Mar 9, 2010 Space
Will unmanned robotic missions be able to detect weird microscopic life-forms they are not programmed to recognize that might be lurking below the surface of Saturn’s Titan, or beneath the murky seas of Jupiter’s jumbo moon, Europa?
Would a Lava Lamp work on Jupiter? (Video)
Mar 9, 2010 Space
Would a Lava Lamp work on Jupiter with its higher gravity? This guy builds a giant centrifuge in his living room to find out…
Dark, dangerous asteroids found lurking near Earth
Mar 7, 2010 Space
An infrared space telescope has spotted several very dark asteroids that have been lurking unseen near Earth’s orbit. Their obscurity have kept them hidden from surveys designed to detect things that might hit our planet.
Animation of Giant Iceberg Collision Seen From Space [GIF]
Mar 7, 2010 Space
The collision in early February of the 60-mile-long B-9B iceberg with the protruding tongue of the Mertz Glacier in East Antarctica is captured here in an animation.
Senator Proposes Shuttle-Extension Hail Mary
Mar 6, 2010 Space
The turmoil and political maneuvering over the future of NASA continues in the wake of the Obama administration’s cancellation of the Constellation
Beautiful Time Lapse of the Milky Way Over Hawaii
Mar 6, 2010 Space
In all the messiness of life’s day-to-day, one tends to forget the majesty that is the universe in a grand scale. Let this stunning time-lapse of the Milky Way over Hawaii remind you of your insignificance.
Is That Saturn’s Moon Titan or Utah?
Mar 6, 2010 Space
Planetary scientists, who have been puzzling for years over the surface features on Saturn’s moon Titan, have now found some recognizable analogies to a type of terrain on Earth known as karst topography.
The Gorilla On Mars Isn’t The Weirdest Thing We’ve Spotted..
Mar 6, 2010 Space
All hail King Kong of Mars! Eagle-eyed experts spotted this gorilla in one of the pictures sent back by the Spirit Rover. Of course, NASA’s trying to cover it up. But it’s not the weirdest Martian we’ve found so far.
Virgin Galactic sees space test flights in 2011
Mar 5, 2010 Space
Virgin Galactic is aiming to launch test flights into space in 2011, but does not need additional financing after selling a stake to Abu Dhabi’s Abaar last year, its chief executive said on Wednesday.
The Sun Is White Not Yellow
Mar 5, 2010 Space
For you graphics people or web developers out there, the exact color of the sun is #fff5f2.