Space

TThe Dawn mission’s latest images provide more clues about Ceres’ mysterious white spots

The Plank mission’s imaging of the cosmic background radiation confirms that our universe is “almost perfect”

Geez, doesn’t Io have enough volcanoes already?

Eta Carinae sets a galactic speed record

A great piece of detective work confirms a long held theory

Cosmic Walnuts Attack the Moon (where’s Space Force when you need it?)

Hmmm. Deliberately pointing an asteroid at Earth and slowing it down so that it can be landed? Is anyone selling insurance for this?

In space, no one can hear you ask for an extension cord.

Where did NASA come from and why was it established? Learn that and more in this 60th anniversary video.

Wasn’t that a chart topping song by Elton John? “Black hole and the jets…”

To date, we have only studied about 16 percent of the moon rocks taken during the Apollo missions. NASA’s Apollo curator keeps them for future generations. Source: Most Of NASA’s Moon Rocks Remain Untouched By Scientists

79 and counting….

A dozen promising anti-aging technologies that seem to work – for dogs, mice and fruit flies

Autonomous rovers are likely to catch far more science than ground-controlled rovers

Airbus will be helping to return Martian soil samples to Earth

We think Chuck Tingle ought to look into this….

New research suggests that Ross 128 b could harbor life

Israeli’s on the Moon!

109P Swift-Tuttle Rides Again!

A virtual reality tour of a Martian colony is planned for the Goodwood Festival