Jason Major
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Fragile Earth App Brings Climate Change Home
Posted Sat Apr 28, 2012 06:23 AM ET | 0
As a follow-up to the excellent Wonders of the Universe app released by Harper Collins, Fragile Earth brings us from the farthest reaches of the Universe back to our own beautiful blue world. Read more
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Brian Cox and 'Wonders Of The Universe' On Your iPad
Posted Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:17 AM ET | 0
Want to experience Brian Cox's natural enthusiasm for astronomy? There's an app for that. Read more
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Soar Through a Sea of Aurorae
Posted Mon Mar 19, 2012 07:32 AM ET | 0
This stunning view of shimmering Northern Lights was captured by astronauts aboard the space station. Read more
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A Moonlight Space Station Flight Over Canada
Posted Sun Feb 19, 2012 09:29 PM ET | 0
The latest round of time-lapse videos from the Space Station features a beautiful pass over Canada and northern US under the light of the moon. Read more
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Kepler Spots Tiniest Trio of Exoplanets
Posted Wed Jan 11, 2012 05:38 PM ET | 0
Astronomers have announced the smallest planets yet discovered outside of our solar system, closely orbiting a dim red dwarf star 130 light-years away. Read more
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Beaming Down Earth's Energy From Space
Posted Tue Dec 20, 2011 06:50 PM ET | 0
It's always sunny in low-Earth orbit, so what better place to look for a source of solar energy? Read more
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Coming Face to Face With Our Galaxy's Black Hole
Posted Mon Dec 19, 2011 02:01 AM ET | 0
At the center of our galaxy resides an invisible monster -- let's take a closer look. Read more
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Pluto-Bound Spacecraft Breaks New Record
Posted Tue Dec 6, 2011 11:11 AM ET | 0
NASA's New Horizons probe has achieved another milestone on its already historic mission to our solar system's erstwhile ninth planet: it is now the closest any spacecraft has ever come to Pluto. Read more
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Dark Matter Mystery Unraveled by Dwarf Galaxies?
Posted Wed Nov 30, 2011 03:16 AM ET | 0
Researchers have narrowed down the size requirements for dark matter -- the elusive stuff that pervade the universe, lending mass but emitting no detectable radiation. Read more
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Otherworldly Sprites May Signal Alien Life
Posted Wed Nov 23, 2011 02:39 AM ET | 0
Sprites often accompany lightning storms, flashing high in the atmosphere -- but could we detect these electrical discharges on other worlds? Might they lead us to alien life? Read more
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X-ray Image of an Expanding Space Spider
Posted Tue Nov 15, 2011 04:13 AM ET | 0
The Tarantula Nebula is growing, but astronomers can't agree why. Read more
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Mars Satellite Spies Weird 'Brainy' Landscape
Posted Fri Nov 4, 2011 12:52 PM ET | 0
Are Mars' brains showing? Or is that "hummocky" landscape a result of ancient glacial-like flows? (Hint: It's probably the latter.) Read more
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Mars Rover Discovers 'A Completely New Thing'
Posted Fri Nov 4, 2011 04:19 AM ET | 0
While looking for a safe place to weather the cold Martian winter, the rover Opportunity spied something protruding from the Mars regolith -- something it's never seen before. Read more
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Watch the Fiery Re-entry of Progress 'Trashship'
Posted Thu Nov 3, 2011 11:37 AM ET | 0
This is what trash day looks like from the International Space Station. Read more
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Saturn's Spongy Moon a Quirky Satellite
Posted Tue Nov 1, 2011 08:49 AM ET | 0
What looks like a close-up of a sea sponge is actually Hyperion, a moon of Saturn. Read more
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