Olympic Space-Flown Torch, 'Baby Milky Way’ and More
Last week the 2014 Winter Olympic Games launched in Sochi using the torch that flew to the International Space Station, NASA’s rover Curiosity snapped its first photo of the Earth from the surface of the Red Planet, and the structure of the 'Baby Milky Way' galaxy was seen for the first time. See the best stories from last week here. <br><br> FIRST STOP: Sochi Winter Olympics Launch with Space-Flown Torch, Cosmonaut Flag-Bearers
Sochi Winter Olympics Launch with Space-Flown Torch, Cosmonaut Flag-Bearers
The 2014 Winter Olympic Games launched in Sochi, Russia, Friday (Feb. 7) using the torch that flew to the International Space Station. The space-themed spectacle, which took place as part of an elaborate opening ceremony, also had cosmonauts carry the Russian and Olympic flags. <br><br> [<a href=http://ift.tt/Np44Iy Story</a>] <br><br><p>NEXT: Curiosity Rover Sees Earth from Mars for 1st Time (Photos)
Curiosity Rover Sees Earth from Mars for 1st Time (Photos)
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has snapped its first photo of Earth from the surface of the Red Planet, an amazing image that also includes the moon. <br><br> [<a href=http://ift.tt/LMiDnJ the photos here.</a>] <br><br><p>NEXT: Tim Tebow Plays Moon Football in Super Bowl Ad (Video)
Tim Tebow Plays Moon Football in Super Bowl Ad (Video)
NFL star Tim Tebow is taking the Super Bowl into space today by tossing the pigskin on the moon in a T-mobile ad to air during the big game. <br><br> [<a href=http://ift.tt/Np42R0 the video here. </a>] <br><br><p>NEXT: Depression in Space: How Computer Software Could Help Astronauts Cope
Depression in Space: How Computer Software Could Help Astronauts Cope
Astronauts on a deep-space mission are much too far removed to visit a specialist for cases of depression. Here's one way software could help space travelers. <br><br> [<a href=http://ift.tt/LMiDnL Story</a>] <br><br><p>NEXT: Pow! Fresh Crater on Mars Spotted by NASA Spacecraft (Photo)
Pow! Fresh Crater on Mars Spotted by NASA Spacecraft (Photo)
A NASA spacecraft has snapped a stunning photo of a Martian crater that was gouged out of the Red Planet just in the last three years or so. <br><br> [<a href=http://ift.tt/Np45Mo Story</a>] <br><br><p>NEXT: NASA Sun-Earth Video Wins International Science Challenge
NASA Sun-Earth Video Wins International Science Challenge
A video called “Dynamic Earth,” produced by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, has won an international visualization challenge sponsored by Science magazine and the National Science Foundation. <br><br> [<a href=http://ift.tt/LMiBfA Story</a>] <br><br><p>NEXT: Ariane 5 Rocket Blasts Off on 250th Launch with 2 Satellites
Ariane 5 Rocket Blasts Off on 250th Launch with 2 Satellites
Dual payloads to broadcast television and broadband signals for Asia Broadcast Satellite and French and Italian security forces rocketed into orbit on an Ariane 5 rocket Thursday on Arianespace's landmark 250th launch. <br><br> [<a href=http://ift.tt/Np45Mq Story</a>] <br><br><p>NEXT: Wobbly Alien Planet with Wild Seasons Found by NASA Telescope
Wobbly Alien Planet with Wild Seasons Found by NASA Telescope
Astronomers have discovered an alien planet that wobbles at such a dizzying rate that its seasons must fluctuate wildly. <br><br> [<a href=http://ift.tt/LMiDnP Story</a>] <br><br><p>NEXT: Black Holes Heated Early Universe Slower Than Previously Thought
Black Holes Heated Early Universe Slower Than Previously Thought
Heating of the early universe that preceded its ionization was delayed and more uniform than previously predicted. These results indicate that the search for signatures of early ionization must be redefined to encompass a more complex signal. <br><br> [<a href=http://ift.tt/Np44YW Story</a>] <br><br><p>NEXT: Robotic Russian Cargo Ship Docks with Space Station after Express Flight
Robotic Russian Cargo Ship Docks with Space Station after Express Flight
An unmanned Russian cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station today (Feb. 5) to deliver supplies to the crewmembers manning the space laboratory after a quick trip through space. <br><br> [<a href=http://ift.tt/LMiBfC Story</a>] <br><br><p>NEXT: Peer Inside an Asteroid: Peanut-Shaped Space Rock's Insides Revealed (Photos)
Peer Inside an Asteroid: Peanut-Shaped Space Rock's Insides Revealed (Photos)
The innards of an asteroid in space have been measured for the first time. Astronomers using a European Southern Observatory telescope have made precise measurements of Asteroid Itokawa's density. <br><br> [<a href=http://ift.tt/Np45Mx Story</a>] <br><br><p>NEXT: Alien Planets May Not Need Big Moons to Support Life
Alien Planets May Not Need Big Moons to Support Life
Alien planets without big, climate-stabilizing moons like the one that orbits Earth may still be capable of supporting life, a new study reports. <br><br> [<a href=http://ift.tt/LMiBfE Story</a>] <br><br><p>NEXT: Structure of 'Baby Milky Way' Galaxy Seen for the First Time
Structure of 'Baby Milky Way' Galaxy Seen for the First Time
Images taken from the structure of a galaxy only 3 billion years after the Big Bang should provide insight into how the Milky Way evolved. <br><br> [<a href=http://ift.tt/Np44YY Story</a>] <br><br><p>NEXT: Strange Saturn Vortex Swirls in Amazing NASA Photo
Strange Saturn Vortex Swirls in Amazing NASA Photo
NASA scientists working with the Cassini spacecraft investigating the Saturn system have just released an amazing new photo of Saturn’s hexagonal north pole jet stream. <br><br> [<a href=http://ift.tt/LMiDE5 Story</a>] <br><br><p>
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