Jul 20 2010
Neptune’s Cold Case: Shot by a Comet 200 Years Ago?
After some clever detective work, astronomers think Neptune was hit by a large comet... two centuries ago.
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Jul 12 2010
Comet Probe Visits An Asteroid
Europe's comet-bound Rosetta spacecraft did a little sight-seeing over the weekend, snapping pictures of an asteroid known as Lutetia, located in the Main Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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Jul 09 2010
As NASA’s Plutonium Supply Dwindles, ESA Eyes Nuclear Energy Program
NASA is running low on plutonium, an issue that is causing growing concern for future outer solar system missions. Will Europe step in to alleviate concern for the supply of this valuable energy resource?
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Jun 25 2010
Mars Was Wet, Globally
The picture of an ancient Mars that looked a lot more like Earth came into sharper focus this week with a new study showing that the planet’s northern regions apparently shared a proclivity for water.
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Jun 21 2010
Advice to Rosetta: Maybe She’s Just Not That Into You
Will the ESA's Rosetta comet mission have a successful "blind date" with the asteroid named Lutetia? Or will the space rock be a "High-Maintenance Asteroid with Entitlement Issues"?
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May 14 2010
Herschel’s New Look at Galaxy Evolution
Astronomers and space enthusiasts have been gazing at galaxies for decades and ESA's new space observatory, Herschel, is adding its powerful detection capabilities in the far-infrared to the effort.
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Apr 08 2010
Launched Atop a Russian ICBM, Cryosat-2 Makes it into Orbit
Although it was designed to nuke cities, a Dnepr rocket launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome today carrying a critical mission into space intended to keep a close eye on the condition of Earth's "cryosphere."
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Mar 23 2010
Attack of the Killer Electrons
What could be scarier than breathless reports of random attacks by killer electrons from outer space? Subatomic particles are out to get us, people, and they won't stop until every last satellite has been disabled!
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Mar 22 2010
News Flash: Einstein Is Still Right
After analyzing 70,000 galaxies within 3.5 billion light years from Earth, physicists show that Einstein's theory of general relativity still holds strong.
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