This week NASA announced that there are two moons in our own solar system with liquid water oceans. These also contain the chemicals and energy sources needed for life. Cassini scientists announce…

Space travel visionaries solve the problem of interstellar slowdown at our stellar neighbor (Source PHL @ UPR Arecibo.) – In April last year, billionaire Yuri Milner announced the Breakthrough Starshot…

There Might be More Planets in the Habitable Zone (Source PHL @ UPR Arecibo) – A common assumption in the search for habitable abodes beyond Earth is that the average…

Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the TV series “Star Trek” has captured the public’s imagination with the signature phrase, “To boldly go where no one has gone before.” NASA’s…

This Fourth of July, NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter after an almost five-year journey. News briefings, photo opportunities and other media events will be held at NASA’s…

(Source NASA) – NASA has selected eight technology proposals for investment that have the potential to transform future aerospace missions, introduce new capabilities, and significantly improve current approaches to building…

(Source NASA) – Congratulations to the Kepler team on their outstanding success! NASA’s Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date. “This…

You can watch the transit of Mercury across the face of the sun below. Compared to the size of the sun the planet is just a tiny speck…sort of what we…