SpaceX Unleashes Raw Merlin Engine Power
Can you think of a better way to start the week than to watch a test firing of an awesome new rocket engine? No, I can't either. Read more
Is Jupiter a Soggy Planet?
Jupiter is prototypical of gas giant planets found elsewhere in the galaxy, but the only world where we can get details of its composition and inner workings. Read more
Strange Night-Shining Clouds in Space Photo
Shining threads of white seem alien-like against the darkness of space in this image from the space station. Read more
See the Big Dipper in the Summer Night Sky
The celestial pattern of seven stars is one of the most prominent and recognizable in the sky. Read more
NASA's Biggest Rocket: Thrust Would Be Useful Now
Taller and wider than the Saturn V, the Nova rocket was designed to generate 12 million pounds of thrust. Too bad it never launched. Read more
Parts of Mars Interior as Wet as Earth's
The finding jives with previous discoveries that water once flowed on the planet's surface. Read more
Venus Twilight Experiment Dazzles Earthlings
On June 5, Venus transited the sun and astronomers at Lowell Observatory detected a beautiful Venusian phenomenon. Read more
Asteroid 2012 LZ1 Just Got Supersized
Although it missed us by a few million miles, Arecibo Observatory has discovered the 500-meter wide asteroid is actually a one-kilometer wide asteroid. Read more
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