When Space Attacks!
Next time, we may not be so lucky (Credits: Chris Murphy). Damage and injury from falling space objects are thankfully rare, but as seen in Russia... Read more →
Orbital Sciences Reschedules Hot Fire, Examines Profits
Orbital's Antares rocket is just about ready for its first demonstration flight (Credits: Orbital Sciences Corp). On February 13, Orbital... Read more →
ESA Explores 3D Printing for Moon Base
An artist's rendering of the 3D printed lunar base (Credits: ESA/Foster+Partners). 3D printing, a technology that recently went viral in... Read more →
Wave of Ionization Sweeps Earth After Solar Flare
Ultraviolet radiation swept Earth's upper atmosphere on February 18, following an M1.9 class flare the preceding day. The flare came from new sunspot... Read more →
Meteorite Fragment Found in Lake Chebarkul
The meteorite fragment recovered from Lake Chebarkul (Credits: RIA Novosti). On February 15, a meteor came crashing into Russia's Ural region,... Read more →
Eyes on the Sky Find More Meteors
A meteor caught on camera over the San Francisco Bay Area in October 2012 (Credits: Bob Moreno). With so much attention focused on cosmic events... Read more →