solar system
Need a Vacation? Visit Titan's 'Exotic' Ontario Lacus
Tired of terrestrial vacations? We have the destination for you! A beautiful lake-side retreat on Saturn's moon, Titan. (We accept no liability for sickness and death associated with excessive methane inhalation.)
Top 10 Ways to Stop an Asteroid
There's more than one way to deal with an asteroid, in theory. Take a look at the top 10 deflection techniques currently under discussion.
NASA Spacecraft 'Beefed-Up' Against Jupiter's Radiation
In preparation for a future mission to Jupiter, NASA is doing some preparation work to defend against the gas giant's wrath.
Comet Probe Visits An Asteroid
Europe's comet-bound Rosetta spacecraft did a little sight-seeing over the weekend, snapping pictures of an asteroid known as Lutetia, located in the Main Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Interplanetary Vagabonds and Hayabusa's Asteroid Dust
Asteroid dust may have been found inside Hayabusa's sample return capsule, but how could this finding help us? For a start, it'll help us understand these potentially hazardous objects a little better.
Living (or Not) With a Hot Jupiter
What would life on Earth be like if Jupiter had migrated very close to the sun? Would life have even evolved?
The Earth and Moon Formed Later Than Previously Thought
The Moment Jupiter Got Slammed, In Color!
After the exciting events of Thursday night's Jupiter fireball sighting, amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley has created a stunning color photograph of the moment of impact.
Voyager 2 Update from Dr. Ed Stone
Artist impression of Voyager. Image credit: NASA/JPL
Mars Polar Cap Mystery Solved
The origin of the spiral troughs and the giant canyon (called "Chasma Borale") in the north polar ice cap on Mars have finally been explained after four decades of uncertainty.
The shape of the two-mile-tall Texas-sized ice cap at the north pole of Mars has puzzled scientists for forty years, but new results to be published in a pair of papers in the journal Nature on May 27 have put the controversy to rest.
