Space News

Cubesats are all the rage these days: they're usually inexpensive and quick to build and they can tag along on launches already scheduled for other things. We think of cubesats as being almost "disposable" satellites - t...

July 19, 2013 will be a day that we should really all try to get along. Isn't that a noble goal? And you can be a part of it in several different ways. In a special project, the Cassini spacecraft will be taking an image...

As the Martian crow flies, the Curiosity rover has about 8 kilometers (5 miles) to trek until it reaches its science destination of the foothills of Mount Sharp. But there will likely be twists and turns along the way. T...

July is the best month to catch sight of our galaxy's Great Rift, including incubators of stars yet to be.