The images from Cassini’s flyby of the Saturn moon Enceladus are starting to come in. From Cassini: Enceladus dramatically displays…
Soyuz TMA-19M Liftoff and Docking
After launching earlier in the day on Dec. 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 46-47 Soyuz Commander Yuri…
Gap in Dusty Disk is Likely Embryonic Sub-Jupiter Mass Planet
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Why is it so hard to find a new particle? (Synopsis)
“I often feel a discomfort, a kind of embarrassment, when I explain elementary-particle physics to laypeople. It all seems so…
China has a variety of blinding laser guns which violate the 1998 Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons
China has BBQ-905 Laser Dazzler Weapons. China has been updating its home-made blinding laser weapons in recent years to meet…
For the first time ever, a Curiosity Mastcam self-portrait from Mars
In a remarkable and wholly unexpected gift to Curiosity fans, the rover has just taken the first-ever color Mastcam self-portrait…
The Sky This Week – Thursday December 24 to Thursday December 31
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Enceladus North Pole
The snow-white surface is kept bright by material sprayed from the active plume of ice and vapor in the moon’s…
NASA Suspends Next Mars Mission
The decision will mean a significant delay in the project, called InSight, because the orbits of the Earth and Mars…
NASA Releases Images of Ceres from Dawn’s Closest Orbit
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