Scientists want mini satellites to act as space cops to control traffic in orbit

A group of scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has devised a plan that will use mini satellites to act as cops in space. The little satellites would be … Continue reading

NASA Tracking and Data Relay satellite launches atop Atlas V rocket

NASA and United Launch Alliance have announced that they have successfully launched the latest NASA satellite to go into orbit. The satellite launched last night atop a United Launch Alliance … Continue reading

17 Vintage NASA Photos of Exploration in the Space Age

17 Vintage NASA Photos of Exploration in the Space Age

Pictures of space are thrilling. Period. For All Mankind is a new exhibition at London’s Breese Little Gallery, highlighting a treasure trove of vintage NASA photos taken from 1964 to 1983.

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Supernova explodes in nearby galaxy, was discovered by students

Recently a group of astronomy students at the University College London made an incredible discovery in the night sky. The students discovered the closest supernova to the Earth seen in … Continue reading

A Combination of Volcanic Smog and Sunglint Is Breathtaking

A Combination of Volcanic Smog and Sunglint Is Breathtaking

You’re looking at a picture of the Vanuatu Archipelago in Australia, shrouded in vog—a word used to describe the kind of volcanic smog which is formed when gases from a volcano react with sunlight, oxygen and moisture.

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Wet Dwarf: Astronomers Spot Water In Our Asteroid Belt

Wet Dwarf: Astronomers Spot Water In Our Asteroid Belt

Liquid water is considered the single most important factor in our search for extra terrestrial life, so the recent discovery of vaporous H2O spewing from a dwarf planet here in the solar system has Earthbound astronomers over the moon.

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Dwarf planet Ceres found to be blasting water vapor into space

A major discovery has been made in the asteroid belt — the dwarf planet Ceres is blasting water vapor into space. Such a finding has been called “unequivocal” by the … Continue reading

Virgin Galactic Doesn’t Have FAA Permission to Fly You to Space

Virgin Galactic Doesn't Have FAA Permission to Fly You to Space

If you’re one of the 700 or so people who bought tickets to fly to outer space on Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic rockets, don’t pack your space bags just yet: Smithsonian notes that the company doesn’t have the Federal Aviation Administration permit required to take passengers to space. Hope you folks got traveler’s insurance. Or kept your Bitcoin receipts. [Smithsonian]

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There’s More to This Image of Saturn Than Meets the Eye

There's More to This Image of Saturn Than Meets the Eye

Although it might look like a lot of the other images you’ve seen of Saturn, there’s far more to this picture than meets the eye.

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Scientists Discover Water in Stardust and It Suggests We’re Not Alone

Scientists Discover Water in Stardust and It Suggests We're Not Alone

Stardust sounds magical enough as it is, but now scientists have for the first time observed that it contains water—which, in turn, could suggest that life is universal.

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