Ice on Mercury. Mercury?!?
Ice and organics on another planet! Mars? No–Mercury! In a week when the Internet rumor mill has been churning out increasingly sensational (and, as it turns out, wrong) speculation about… more
HiWish upon a Mars
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter — the most recent arrival to Mars orbit — carries what is arguably the greatest camera ever sent beyond Earth orbit. Called HiRISE, it can capture color… moreCourse of the Force Episode 2: The Wrath of Han
The search for the lightsaber continues, as Kyle Kinane joins the cause in Episode II of the Course of the Force webseries. As we saw in Episode I, Matt Mira… more
See the Latest Images from the Moon
There are seven active deep-space missions that frequently post fresh images to the Internet. I’ve featured images from the Curiosity rover and Cassini Saturn orbiter here before; here’s an image… more
O hai! Im in ur crater lazrin ur rocks
I should probably explain what this image signifies (other than that it is AWESOME). It was taken September 8, 2012, on the 32nd full day of the Curiosity rover’s mission… more
See Mars Through Curiosity’s Eyes
Did you know that several NASA missions post the images shot by their in-space cameras to public websites in near-real time? These aren’t quite live video feeds from spacecraft, but… more
Curiosity Landing: OMG This is a Thing that Actually Happened and We Have Video
Two days after it happened, I still can’t believe the whole thing actually worked. But we keep getting proof. One of the things that makes Curiosity awesomer than any previous… more
Six Wheels on Martian Dirt!
Holy frak, it worked. It’s now five hours since Curiosity successfully landed on Mars (at 10:32p.m. Pacific time, August 5) and it’s still hard to believe that the… more
