Apr 18 Space Tornadoes, Baby Stars, and Ancient Galaxies By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy After a thousand days in space, the Infrared Array Camera on the Spitzer Space Telescope has sent back thousands of images of stars being born, space "tornadoes" and galaxies at the edge of the universe. To commemorate its voyage, the… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 50 Years Later, Astronaut John Glenn Recounts His Historic Mission in Space 50 Years Later, Astronaut John Glenn Recounts His Historic Mission in Space… Continue watching
Jan 12 Galaxy Clusters, Blue Stars and Cosmic Explosions By Jenny Marder Skywatchers gathered in Austin, Texas, this week at the 219th American Astronomical Society meeting. Here's a look at some of the most exciting interstellar space findings, and the images that accompany them. Continue reading
Dec 15 Asteroid Vesta Revealed By Jenny Marder On December 12, Dawn maneuvered into its closest orbit yet around giant asteroid Vesta. The spacecraft is now circling Vesta at an altitude of about 130 miles. Since NASA's spacecraft dawn snapped into orbit around the object, it has been… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch Newly Discovered Massive Black Holes Dwarf Previous Record Holders Astronomers recently discovered two massive black holes more than 300 million light years away. Nothing, not even light, can escape the pull of these black holes, which are each 10 billion times the mass of the sun. University of California,… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Peering Into the Cosmos with Brian Greene Hari talks to Brian Greene about the latest NOVA series, Fabric of the Cosmos. Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch Asteroid Is a Dance Partner for Planet Earth A team of Canadian scientists have discovered a "Trojan" asteroid that is caught in a synchronized orbit with the Earth. Jeffrey Brown discusses what this discovery means with the California Institute of Technology's Mike Brown. Continue watching
Jul 20 NASA’s Space Shuttle Program: 30 Years of Flight By Jenny Marder Atlantis and her four-member crew have been cleared for their historic return to earth on Thursday. Landing is scheduled for 5:56 ET. As NASA's final shuttle prepares for its final landing, we look back at the 30-year program. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch As Shuttle Retires, What’s NASA’s New Mission? After 30 years and millions of miles traveled, the 135th and final mission of NASA's space shuttle program blasted off Friday. Ray Suarez discusses the post-shuttle era of space exploration and NASA's future purpose with former astronaut Mae Jemison, former… Continue watching
Jul 08 Atlantis Lifts Off Into History, Launching Last Shuttle Mission EmbedVideo(959, 482, 304); Against grim weather odds, space shuttle Atlantis and her four-person crew made history on Friday, blasting off from the launch pad and soaring into the clouds, bound for space and the International Space Station for… Continue reading