RSSArchive for July, 2010

NASA’s dancing robot

NASA’s dancing robot

Six-limbed robot ATHLETE shows off its talents. Watch the video…

Glimpse of glittering stars and gas

Glimpse of glittering stars and gas

NASA’s Spitzer space telescope takes a long look at our Galaxy’s outer limits.

Coming soon: Hubble’s successor

Coming soon: Hubble’s successor

Webb Telescope will be almost three times as big as Hubble. Watch the trailer…

“Failed star” orbits Sun look-alike

“Failed star” orbits Sun look-alike

Brown dwarf spotted orbiting a much younger version of our Sun.

Hot star: don’t get too close!

Hot star: don’t get too close!

This star might look pretty, but it is huge, hot and blowing a gale.

Moons with a view

Moons with a view

Eerie images of Saturn’s moons, courtesy of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft

Unique view of Jupiter

Unique view of Jupiter

Pluto-bound spacecraft takes a look back at the Solar System’s biggest planet

Space spin-offs

Space spin-offs

NASA launch pad technology is being used to monitor dangerous volcanoes

Incredible Hubble video

Incredible Hubble video

Amazing Hubble Telescope video of a star-forming region in a nearby galaxy

Buckyballs in space!

Buckyballs in space!

Important soccer ball-shaped molecules have been seen in space for the first time.