This Martian River Once Ran Through Rolling Highlands
The Red Planet is giving up her secrets at an alarming rate. Scientists at the European Space Agency recently showed off the latest evidence that Mars was once very Earthlike.
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The Mavericks Sent Dirk Nowitzki Into Space
Dirk floated up into space on a balloon! Hey, Space Dirk.
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How To Clip Your Fingernails In Space
Because no one wants to accidentally lodge your runaway nails in their nasal cavity. Every day tasks become a challenge in zero gravity.
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Largest Structure In The Universe Discovered
Pulsating stars + black holes = big ole quasar cluster.
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Space Station Cribs
Six beds, two baths, and a view that is out of this world.
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Australian Brush Fires Photographed From Space
Including two never before seen images. Commander Chris Hadfield has been taking some stunning photos from the International Space Station. The photos from the ground are devastating.
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Curiosity Rover Reveals Martian Surface For The First Time
The red planet is shockingly pale underneath all that dust. Identity crisis!
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"Fallen Astronaut" Left On The Moon
Many lives were lost while humanity endeavored to reach the stars. This memorial was placed on the surface of the moon in their memory.
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Captain Kirk Beams Message To Outer Space, Receives Reply
Life signs detected.
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Visualizing An Earth-Like Mars
It’s strange to see the Red Planet as a Blue Marble. Continents and seas take shape, familiar and yet alien.
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18 Astounding Hubble Photos Released In 2012
The universe is beautiful and terrifying.
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Stunning Photo Reveals Saturn Is A Glittery Gem
That is one fine looking gas giant. Using filters for the infrared, red, and violet spectrums, the mosaic was taken from a mere 500,000 miles away.
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A Love Letter To The Moon
Earth’s relationship status is set to “Complicated.” Forty years ago today, man left the moon’s surface for the last time.
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A Pale Blue Dot
An animated take on Carl Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot” monologue, inspired by the photo of Earth taken from the Voyager 1 space probe.
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Help NASA Help You
If you like sunglasses, digital cameras, and out-of-season fruit, thank NASA. Giving the National Aeronautics and Space Administration more of the budget pie is in the best interest of everyone.
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"New Region Of Space" Discovered By NASA
Solar system’s edge to Voyager 1: “Surprise!”
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Behold! A Space Shuttle Wrapped In Shrink Wrap
Seems like a very elaborate prank. In reality, the protective covering it to keep the retired Atlantis free of dust until her museum home is ready in the spring.
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Battlestar Galactica Prequel "Blood & Chrome"
Back to where it all began. For anyone who ever wanted to see how the Cylon wars got started, our wish has been granted by Syfy and Machinima.
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The ABCs Of Science Fiction Starships
How many franchises do you recognize? Creator Scott Markley even through in some real life spaceships for good measure.
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19 Photos Of Brave Space Monkeys
Without these adorable monkeys, mankind would not have made into space. We salute them.
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This Is The Largest, Most Detailed Photo Of The Galaxy, Ever
It’s a great big universe, and we’re all really puny. VISTA put together this staggering nine gigapixel photo with 84 million stars and counting.
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What It Looks Like When A Galaxy Is Born
A twisting, rolling cloud of smoke, hundreds of thousands of light years wide. Each second of this video represents 98,540,145 years.
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A Night Tour Of Earth, Courtesy Of The ISS
If you didn’t want to be an astronaut already, this timelapse video captured by the International Space Station, will definitely change your mind.
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27 Things You Shouldn’t Attempt While High
You’ve been warned.
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19 Stars In The Throes Of Death
If you’re lucky, you’ll die in your sleep. Massive stars, however, try and stave off death for trillions of years; fighting to keep burning until eventually they collapse into themselves. At the very end, they’ll violently explode into a beautifully colored gaseous display — a supernova — before silently slinking into the cosmos, unnoticed, another lonely white dwarf.
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Watch This Crazy Dude Jump Out Of Tiny Capsule 23 Miles Up In The Sky (For Real This Time)
Felix Baumgartner will attempt the first supersonic space jump today, weather permitting. He will leap from just below the stratosphere (without any mechanical help) at roughly 120,000 feet in the sky and will free fall for more than five minutes — breaking the speed of sound in the process. NO BIG DEAL. UPDATED: The jump is supposed to happen at 8:45am MDT on 10/14. UPDATED: New launch time is 10am MDT.
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Quiz: Earth Rock, Moon Rock Or Mars Rock?
Now that we’ve got rocks from all three places, it’s time for a pop quiz. We give you the rock, you give us the planet/moon.
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The Deepest-Ever Image Of The Universe
See 5,500 galaxies in a single photo.
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Watch The Endeavor Shuttle Fly Piggyback In Beautiful Slow Motion
Now with multiple soundtracks!
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Coolest Dad Ever Sends His Son’s Toy Train On A Space Trip
This awesome dad rigged up a weather balloon with an HD camera and a GPS, affixed his kid’s favorite toy train “Stanley,” and sent him into space. See the magical journey (with some special effects added in post-production to make Stanley come alive) from takeoff to landing to (most adorably) recovery!
