Four Billion Years Ago, the Moon May Have Taken a Punch from a Protoplanet
How the Man in the Moon got his right eye. Continue reading Four Billion Years Ago, the Moon May Have Taken a Punch from a Protoplanet
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The Orbital Handshake That Changed Space History
What do you get when you mix the USA with the USSR in space? The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, of course. Continue reading The Orbital Handshake That Changed Space History
Why NASA’s Sun-Watching Probe Flips Out Twice a Year
Space acrobatics is all part of the job for NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Continue reading Why NASA’s Sun-Watching Probe Flips Out Twice a Year
NASA Made a Video that Simulates Landing on Pluto
Obviously, it lands in Pluto’s heart. Continue reading NASA Made a Video that Simulates Landing on Pluto
Why the First Close-Up Image of Mars Was Hastily Painted in Pastels
On July 14, 1965, Mariner 4 snapped pictures of Mars, revealing what an alien planet looked like for the first time. Continue reading Why the First Close-Up Image of Mars Was Hastily Painted in Pastels
Astronomers Have Captured the ‘Deepest’ View of the Orion Nebula to Date
The HAWK-I infrared instrument peers deep into this iconic stellar nursery. Continue reading Astronomers Have Captured the ‘Deepest’ View of the Orion Nebula to Date
The Nine Space Gadgets NASA’s Juno Orbiter Is Using to Study Jupiter
Magnetometers, cameras, and spectrographs, oh my! Continue reading The Nine Space Gadgets NASA’s Juno Orbiter Is Using to Study Jupiter
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Set for Fourth of July Arrival at Jupiter
The coolest Fourth of July party of all is going down in Jupiter orbit. Continue reading NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Set for Fourth of July Arrival at Jupiter
Watch the Largest Rocket Explosion in History
“Today…I saw without exaggeration the end of the world, and not in a nightmare but while fully awake and standing right next to it.” Continue reading Watch the Largest Rocket Explosion in History
Can Sharks Survive Humans?
A century after the 1916 Jersey Shore attacks, sharks are more threatened than ever—by us. Continue reading Can Sharks Survive Humans?