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Deep Space 1: Providing a Wealth of New Space Technology

January 17, 2019 | Reference

The primary mission for NASA's Deep Space 1 was to test out a dozen new advanced technologies. During the spacecraft's ride through space, it also swung by an asteroid and a comet.
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Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway: NASA's Proposed Lunar Space Station

January 15, 2019 | Reference

NASA's proposed Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway is a lunar outpost that could house astronauts for months at a time, allowing them to perform advanced scientific experiments and travel into deep space.
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Virgin Orbit: The Private Space Company That Aims to Launch Small Satellites

January 10, 2019 | Reference

This Virgin Galactic spin-off aims to launch hundreds of small satellites into space at once, aboard their large LauncherOne rocket.
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Chelyabinsk Meteor: A Wake-Up Call for Earth

January 09, 2019 | Reference

The small asteroid that broke up over the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2013, was a reminder about the importance of monitoring small bodies in space that could pose a threat to Earth.
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What Are Elliptical Galaxies?

January 09, 2019 | Reference

Elliptical galaxies are dim collections of older stars, so they don't shine as brightly as spiral galaxies but they're the most common type of galaxies in the universe.
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Virgin Galactic: Richard Branson's Space Tourism Company

January 09, 2019 | Reference

Entrepreneur Richard Branson aims to take paying passengers into space in the next few years.
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Phoenix Mars Lander: The First Spacecraft to Taste Martian Water

January 09, 2019 | Reference

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander was a recycled spacecraft that became the first spacecraft to sample water on Mars.
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What Is a Galaxy?

January 04, 2019 | Reference

Everything you wanted to know about the basics of galaxies.
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Comet ISON: The Tricky Sungrazing Comet

January 04, 2019 | Reference

Comet ISON, discovered by two amateur astronomers in Russia, arrived in Earth's neighborhood in November 2013 and apparently broke up as it rounded the sun.
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2019 Moon Phases Calendar

January 02, 2019 | Reference

Find out the current moon phases. The moon cycles through eight phases every month.
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