A moth-like structure with a 22-billion-mile wingspan is hovering out in space. This giant is actually a massive cloud of dust surrounding a nearby, young star imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope that has shown astronomers that these dust disks can take on unexpectedly unusual shapes. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

She must have been on the naughty list. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

While NASA Engineers were struggling to get to the moon with Apollo, plans were being drawn up for a space ship propelled by nuclear weapons and capable of sending a crew of 600 to Mars by 1965 and Saturn by 1970. picked by kyot 1 year ago

On April 12, 1961, the Soviets launched a 27-year-old fighter pilot named Yuri Gagarin on the world's first piloted space mission. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Design for Orion--the follow-on spacecraft to the shuttle--is well underway. It will be about 2.5 times the size of Apollo, and carry six people to orbit or four people to the moon, and be powered by solar panels. There'll be much more computing power (Your car's computers probably have Apollo beat), and a fancy glass cockpit for the pilot. picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

A mushroom-shaped hydrogen cloud rearing 1000 light years above the plane of our galaxy is the aftermath of a massive gas cloud that dive-bombed the Milky Way. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Some U.S. critics would rather see jolly old Santa Claus on a Stairmaster rather than a sleigh, as they accuse the holiday icon of promoting obesity. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

NASA discovered that space shuttle Atlantis has been holed by a tiny piece of space debris. The 1/10-inch hole represents the second largest debris damage event ever identified. Fortunately, it missed everything that was important to the mission. Space debris is an increasingly challenging problem. picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

An interesting, and rather amusing, read on how Good ol' Saint Nick could in fact have been created and influenced by pre-Christian Pagan shamans who were ingesting huge amounts of psychedelics.

Not sure how true this is, but it's funny nonetheless. picked by FallingToaster 2 years ago

Huge image of Rosetta Nebula, as detailed in AutumnLotus' informative post here. So now you get a combination of the woo and the why. Teamwork. picked by pocksucket 9 months ago

Astronomers from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research have discovered a new cluster of galaxies, hidden behind a previously identified cluster of galaxies. The recently exposed cosmic giant is apparently just as bright as the first group, but is six times further away. The astronomers made the discovery as part of an international team using the space telescope XMM-Newton. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

An unusual electrical disturbance has been spotted in space, travelling unchanged through the ionised gas surrounding Earth. A European space mission called Cluster detected a "soliton" wave, a phenomenon similar to the self-contained solitons that can travel along optical fibres and channels of water on Earth. This is the first known soliton in space. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Modern Christmas traditions are based on ancient mushroom-using shamans. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

Someone has been writing nasty letters to little children on behalf of Santa Claus. picked by mandolinorange 9 months ago

Astronauts Robert Behnken and Michael Foreman plan to attach the 50-foot inspection boom to the outside of the space station on Saturday during the fifth and final spacewalk of Endeavour's mission. Discovery will carry the boom back to Earth after its mission ends.

Meh, probably faked :D picked by doggylives 6 months ago

IT'S red. It's square. And although it's not far away, astronomers have just revealed the first picture of the Red Square Nebula. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Probing a glowing bubble of gas and dust encircling a dying star, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a wealth of previously unseen structures. The object, called NGC 2371, is a planetary nebula, the glowing remains of a Sun-like star. The remnant star visible at the center of NGC 2371 is the super-hot core of the former red giant, now stripped of its outer layers. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

The Hubble Space Telescope has provided evidence representing a major upset for conventional theories that propose a single period for star birth. The European Space Agency said the telescope, observing globular cluster NGC 2808, has shown three separate generations of stars formed early in the cluster's life. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Ever wonder what Santa does the other 364 days of the year? Watch the Secret Life of Santa Claus. picked by misswinkle 9 months ago

Gives size comparison for everything from 2001: A Space Odyssey's USS Discovery to a Heavy Cruiser from Babylon 5. TONS of Trekkie stuff, and neat even for non-nerds to peek at, as it includes real Earth space ships, like the State's shuttle. picked by deepchill 1 year ago