Humanity is closer than ever to reaching the stars. Voyager 1, launched in 1977, has taken 35 years to reach the outer fringes of the solar system, the so called [...]
The first picture taken on another world, Neil Armstrong’s first moon photo
In honor of Neil Armstrong’s burial tomorrow, APOD posted the first picture anyone’s taken from another world. He took the picture from the window of the Apollo 11 lunar landing [...]
Mars Curiosity rover lands on the red planet! This generation’s Moon landing they are calling it!
Curiosity has landed safely on Mars in Gale Crater. The rover is already sending stunning images back to earth showing a bright afternoon on the Martian surface. Listen live to [...]
Life out there in the Solar System? Look to Saturn’s moons…
NASA astrobiologist Chris McKay thinks Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus may support life. The Cassini space probe has detected organic matter in water jets that blast off the surface of the [...]
Google and NASA in trouble with Congress over taxpayer funded airfield
Google could be booted off a taxpayer funded NASA owned airfield that it uses to park high speed luxury jets and other aircraft. Senator Chuck Grassley wrote a letter to [...]
