Cosmic Cockroaches A tough, pesky molecule possibly key to the origins of life on Earth has been spotted in deep space surviving the ferocious blastwave of a supernova explosion. + Read More + Listen to Story
The Exploding Lunar Eclipse On Tuesday morning, Aug. 28th, a team of astronomers and engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center will attempt something never done before--to observe meteoroids hitting the Moon and exploding during a lunar eclipse. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español
Hurtling Toward Mars Earth and Mars are rapidly converging. Relative speed: 22,000 mph. Contrary to rumor, Mars is not about to swell to the size of a full Moon, but there is something eerie and Martian to look for in the night sky next week. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español
Basil Orbits Earth When she blasted off onboard the space shuttle last week, teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan carried millions of basil seeds to the ISS. Soon she'll return millions more "space seeds" for students on Earth to study. + Read More + Listen to Story
A Star with a Comet's Tail Astronomers have discovered something they've never seen before: a star with a tail like a comet. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español
Of Skunks and Telescopes This human interest story describes a night in the life of scientists and engineers working 'round the clock to test NASA's next great space telescope. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español
Dreamy Lunar Eclipse Mark your calendar: On Tuesday morning, August 28th, there's going to be a dreamy, colorful, total eclipse of the Moon. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español
Piranha Black Holes Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have caught some supermassive black holes engaged in a piranha-like feeding frenzy. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español
Mars Rovers Caught in Severe Dust Storm A severe dust storm is underway on Mars, causing an energy crisis for NASA's Mars rovers. Dust in the atmosphere has blocked 99 percent of direct sunlight to Opportunity's solar panels. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español
Flying Into a Thunderstorm This month in the skies above Costa Rica, scientists are flying into thunderclouds to learn more about the inner workings of furious storms. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español
Throttling Back to the Moon Accelerating from 0 to 60, then slowing down for a stop light is no problem for an ordinary automobile. But if you were piloting a rocketship, it wouldn't be so easy. + Read More + Listen to Story + en español
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