SlashGear

One of the last places I would never expect to find evidence of ice would be on the surface of Mercury. Mercury is the innermost planet of our solar system orbiting very closely to the sun and temperatures can reach above 400°C. However, some craters on the poles of Mercury are in perpetual shadow meaning while exposed surfaces right next door are 400°, the shadows are perpetually frozen in cold. Read The Full Story

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has taken the most detailed photo of the Apollo 11 landing site ever seen. Apollo 11 is the famous mission of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin that landed the first two people on the surface of the moon in history. The highly detailed photo shows some impressively minute details of the landing site on the Sea of Tranquility. Read The Full Story

The first commercial spacecraft is set to launch to the ISS at the end of April. SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft is currently in final processing getting ready to head to the international space station. This historic occasion will mark the first commercial spacecraft to dock with the ISS in its history. It's also one of the most important steps towards America having its own ship to shuttle astronauts to and from the space station. Read The Full Story

NASA has released a catalog of more than 560 million stars, galaxies, and asteroids that have been imaged over the last several years. Many of the photos that have been released have never been seen before. The image catalog has more than 18,000 images that were taken using the Wide-field Survey Explorer or WISE infrared space telescope. I love these kinds of images. Read The Full Story

Scientists and fans of space and science have been watching the sun intently during its period of high activity over the last several months. The sun has ejected a number of massive solar flares that have shot radiation towards Earth leading to very intense aurora borealis in places where such events are rarely seen. The radiation from solar flares has also posed a risk to communication satellites and more. Read The Full Story

Yesterday I mentioned that NASA intended launch five different rockets over the course of 5 minutes from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. If you watched the skies last night hoping to see the rockets blasting into the sky and the resulting release of chemical tracers, the launch never happened. Apparently, NASA delayed the launch due to issues. Read The Full Story

Some things happen in our lives that we will all remember forever. One of those things for many of us that grew up in the 80s is the space shuttle Challenger explosion. That was the first shuttle launch to be shown on TV in schools around the country. Little did the schools know that the children watching would see all members of the crew die on live TV as the shuttle exploded shortly after take off. Read The Full Story