Solar System
The Earth's solar system, including the sun, moon, planets and satellites
When Galaxies Collide: The Fate of the Milky Way
The Hubble Space Telescope shows that we're on a collision course with the nearby Andromeda galaxy—and set to crash in about 4 billion years
June 11, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
In Case You Missed It: the Transit of Venus
If you didn't have a chance to see yesterday's astronomical event, watch this NASA video to see what all the fuss is about
June 06, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
How To View This Evening’s Transit of Venus
A few quick tips to keep in mind as you take advantage of the last chance to see Venus pass in front of the sun
June 05, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
What Will We Find in Extraterrestrial Caves?
Scientists hope to look for extraterrestrial life in a new place: recently discovered caves in places like the moon, Mars and Titan
May 22, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The ‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse You Might See Sunday
For the first time in 18 years, a solar eclipse will be visible in the continental United States
May 18, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Jobs of the Future: How Accurate Were the Soothsayers of 1982 At Predicting Today’s Top Careers?
College graduates take note: Your dream career as a robot psychologist or nasal technologist is just around the corner
May 15, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Picture of the Week: Stephen Hawking in Zero Gravity
The renowned physicist enjoyed the sensation of weightlessness while 24,000 feet over the Atlantic
May 11, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Top Ten Mysteries of the Universe
What are those burning questions about the cosmos that still baffle astronomers today?
May 08, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
May the Fourth Be With You: The Science of the Millennium Falcon
On Star Wars day, we take a look at the science behind the series' most popular spacecraft and the force fields it flies through
May 04, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The Biggest Supermoon in Years is Coming Saturday Night
The moon's closest approach to earth will coincide with a perfectly full moon
May 02, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Voyager Probes Not Out of the Solar System Just Yet
New data show that nearly 35 years after their launches, NASA's Voyager probes are now at the outermost reaches of the solar system
April 24, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Picture of the Week: A Spectacular Solar Eruption
Earlier this week, a NASA telescope captured one of the most stunning solar flares in years
April 20, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Could The Sun Set Off The Next Big Natural Disaster?
A new study finds that a strong solar storm could disable satellites for a decade
March 08, 2012 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Honeymoon on the Moon
Newlyweds who didn't want to visit the cliched destination of the time, Niagara Falls, dreamt of one day spending their first days as a married couple on the moon
February 15, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
An Astronomer’s Solution to Global Warming
The technology developed for telescopes, it turns out, can harness solar power
February 03, 2012 |
By Alaina G. Levine
Hunting Dinosaurs on Venus
Why bother with cloning and time travel, when your dream safari awaits on a nearby planet?
February 01, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Sunday Funnies Blast Off Into the Space Age
When Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus met President Kennedy in 1962, JFK told him, "The only science I ever learned was from your comic strip."
January 27, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Space Garbage: The Dark Cloud Above
A mass of debris from satellites and space missions is orbiting our planet—and it may be growing all the time
January 26, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
This Week’s Breathtaking Aurora Borealis
Recent solar storms have triggered northern lights of unprecedented color and intensity
January 25, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
A Comet’s Death Caught on Camera
Comets dive into the sun frequently, but previous ones had been too small and dim to be seen against the glaring backdrop
January 20, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
