Mars or Bust

The image above is from NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day website and represents the combination of galaxies, a process that will co...

With the Curiosity rover getting all of the attention these days, it was only a matter of time before the older Opportunity rover would ...

Earlier this month PBS's NOVA had an good program on exoplanets called Alien Planets Revealed .  You can still view the show on NOV...

At a time when NASA is struggling to find the necessary funds to cover planned space missions, why is the Agency spending $350 million on ...

The White House recently announced that the International Space Station (ISS), set to be decommissioned in 2020, will now get an extra 4 ...

Like the wrecked Mayan remains one finds centuries later in the Latin American jungle, this Bloomington, Indiana, space observatory repr...

This is the time of year to highlight some of the great discoveries of the last year, and we have plenty to ponder.  CBS news highlights...

Below is NASA’s Earth Observatory description of this ISS photo: Nelson Mandela took the long view of South Africa. He saw the potenti...

NASA has issued an interesting video that recreates the famous Apollo 8 “Earthrise” photography that occurred this Christmas week 45 ...

Luckily, NASA is going into the new year with a functional International Space Station (ISS).  The recent space walks were a success (se...

With all the drama related to repairs to the International Space Station (ISS) , one can see NASA finally trumping Hollywood.  While we...

The image to the right is from NASA's Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) .  It shows the Great Pyramids at Gi...

While Curiosity has had a few recent problems , it has already had great success with its intended mission.  Last month's rock sample ...

SpaceX was not the only space mission dealing with problems last week.  The Mars rover Curiosity was also dealing with problems that delay...

As if last month's asteroid near miss and Russian meteorite was not enough to get the world's attention, we have more asteroids ...

The good new is that on Sunday the SpaceX Dragon successfully attached to the International Space Station (ISS) to resupply the crew.  Acc...

Elon Musk seems to be having much better luck in space than down here on Earth.  While SpaceX has been a great success proving his abilit...

While 2012 DA14 safely passed the earth on Friday, another unexpected rock plummeted to Earth and struck Russia (again) the very same day....

Just one idea from the comic site Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal :

With the pending approach of a large asteroid the day after Valentine's Day, one which will come between us and the moon, it is reason...