Space News

Given the popularity of the recent contest by Uwingu to suggest names for the closest known exoplanet to Earth (officially named Alpha Centauri Bb or ACBb for short), the International Astronomical Union has issued a sta...

Here's a view you don't often see: Greenland's glaciers from 500 meters above the ice. But this new video from NASA's Operation IceBridge -- recorded on April 9, 2013 -- shows areas of southeast Greenland using a cockpit...

Yuri's Night commemorates two space milestones in history that both occurred on April 12: in 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made the first human spaceflight, and in 1981, the inaugural launch of NASA's Space Shuttle. Yuri'...

With its 180 degree views of Earth and space, the ISS's cupola is the perfect place for photography. But Austrian researchers want to use the unique and panoramic platform to test the limits of "spooky action at distance...

This month is Global Astronomy Month (GAM2013) organized by my friends Astronomers Without Borders (AWB). There is a whole host of events going on right this moment to boost astronomy throughout the international communi...

If that title seems like an obvious statement to you, it's ok... it seems pretty obvious to me too. But there are those who have been suggesting -- for quite some time, actually -- that earthquakes can be triggered or st...