We passed between the sun and Saturn on April 28. May 2013 is a good time to see Saturn. Tips and charts that’ll let you locate the ringed planet.
Space
Blogs | May 17, 2013
That might seem like a lot, but new results suggest Mars gets pummeled by space rocks less frequently than previously thought.
Science Wire | May 16, 2013
Scott Hubbard, a consulting professor of aeronautics and astronautics, explains how NASA might bring the planet-hunting spacecraft back online.
Blogs | May 16, 2013
It went into safe mode on Tuesday, May 14 after the #4 reaction wheel, needed to orient the spacecraft, would not spin.
Blogs | May 15, 2013
Beautiful video of ring of fire eclipse by astrophotographer Colin Legg, who used three cameras along the ecliptic path in western Australia.
Science Wire | May 15, 2013
This dramatic new image of cosmic clouds in the constellation of Orion reveals what seems to be a fiery ribbon in the sky.
Blogs | May 15, 2013
“I felt that if I could show people what New York City looked like on other planets, I’d give people a sense of how lucky we are to be living on Earth.”
Science Wire | May 15, 2013
A instrument designed to study the Earth’s thermosphere is part of a satellite mission that NASA has selected to move forward into development.
Blogs | Videos | May 15, 2013
In this video, ISS Commander Chris Hadfield shares his techniques of taking pictures of the Earth from space.
Blogs | This Date in Science | May 15, 2013
On May 15, 1836, Francis Baily, an English astronomer, saw strange patterns of light shining through the moon during an eclipse of the sun.
