Cosmic ‘Winter’ Wonderland
Although there are no seasons in space, this cosmic vista invokes thoughts of a frosty winter landscape. It is, in fact, a region called NGC 6357 where radiation from hot, young stars is energizing...
Russia delays launch of Proton carrier rocket with EchoStar 21 satellite
The launch of a Proton-M carrier rocket with an EchoStar 21 satellite from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan has been delayed over the need to hold additional checks of the rocket’s systems...
Exploring Pluto and a Billion Miles Beyond
As 2016 ends, I can’t help but point out an interesting symmetry in where the mission has recently been and where we are going. Exactly two years ago we had just taken New Horizons out of cruise...
Interstellar: Crossing the Cosmic Void
Humanity’s great leap into the space between the stars has, in a sense, already begun. NASA’s Voyager 1 probe broke through the sun’s magnetic bubble to touch the interstellar wind. Voyager 2...
Small Troughs Growing on Mars May Become ‘Spiders’
Erosion-carved troughs that grow and branch during multiple Martian years may be infant versions of larger features known as Martian “spiders,” which are radially patterned channels...
Crash Course
It may look as though Saturn’s moon Mimas is crashing through the rings in this image taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, but Mimas is actually 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers) away from...
NASA set to double data exchange with space station
NASA is set to boost its Space Network (SN) system used to deliver data from and to the International Space Station (ISS) to double its capacity, the organization said on its website. The SN,...
Where is the Ice on Ceres? New NASA Dawn Findings
At first glance, Ceres, the largest body in the main asteroid belt, may not look icy. Images from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft have revealed a dark, heavily cratered world whose brightest area is...
