Impossibly detailed views of Earth from space at night and day
Nothing makes me feel more connected to the rest of the human race than seeing the Earth from space at night. National borders vanish, and…
Category: Space
NASA’s Curiosity Has Been On Mars For More Than 7 Years And Here Are Its 30 Best Photos
For us, mere mortals, Mars is a no man’s land where survival seems like a distant dream. After all, no man has ever walked on…
Tardigrades: We’re now polluting the moon with near indestructible little creatures
An Israeli spacecraft called Beresheet almost made it to the moon in April. It took a selfie with the lunar surface in the background, but then lost…
The Unsung 3rd Member of the Apollo 11 Crew Reflects on the 50th Anniversary
On July 21st, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to ever set foot on the moon. The third member of the…
Artist Stitches 50,000 Photos Into One Incredible Composite of the Moon
Photographer Andrew McCarthy has created one of the most beautiful images of the moon you will ever see. Stitched and stacked from nearly 50,000 images of…
After 41 Years, Voyager 2 Has Just Entered Interstellar Space
Voyager 2 has fulfilled its fate to leave the heliosphere and become the second interstellar spacecraft after Voyager 1, according a statement from NASA. NASA’s Voyager 2…
A tiny satellite says goodbye to Mars with gorgeous new photo
Parting is such sweet sorrow. A farewell photo taken by a tiny satellite shows its final view of Mars as it flew by the red…
Big test coming up for tiny satellites trailing Mars lander
A pair of tiny experimental satellites trailing NASA’s InSight spacecraft all the way to Mars face their biggest test yet. Their mission: Broadcast immediate news,…
Rocket Lab Nails It’s First Commercial Launch And Is Ready For Business
A new commercial Rocket Startup has just made history. Rocket Lab successfully launched its Electron rocket on Nov. 10 on a long-delayed first commercial mission…
A splendid video by NASA shows earth as a living creature
NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS) has released a stunning video that shows Earth in a way you may have never seen before. The video is…
Cosmic Collision Forges Galactic Ring
How could a galaxy become shaped like a ring? The rim of the blue galaxy pictured on the right is an immense ring-like structure 150,000 light years in diameter…
Skygazers on the Beach
Explanation: Kona, a young boxer, is a dog who loves splashing in the waves along Solana Beach near San Diego, planet Earth. But he paused here, at…
NASA’s Open Source Rover lets you build your own planetary exploration platform
Got some spare time this weekend? Why not build yourself a working rover from plans provided by NASA? The spaceniks at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have all…
Putting the Pillars of Creation Into Perspective
Pillars of Creation is one of the most famous photographs ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. In this amended version by reddit user TopalthePilot we get an appreciation…
Scientists make artificial Martian dirt, will sell it to you for $20
Scientists don’t expect to get their hands on Martian soil anytime soon, so they’re making their own. Created by University of Central Florida astrophysicists, this…
Holding Pieces of the Moon and Mars on Earth
Sarah Hörst, an Assistant Prof of Planetary Science at Johns Hopkins University, recently got to hold a piece of the Moon and Mars in her…