A Spectacular Set of Conjuctions on Tap for the Moon, Mars and Saturn this Weekend
Got clear skies this July 4th weekend? The Moon passes some interesting cosmic environs in the coming days, offering up…
Watch Live as Astronomers Look for Object ‘G2’ in Observing Run Webcast from the Keck Observatory
Wondering about the latest news on the intriguing object called 'G2' that is making its closest approach to the supermassive…
Why Do People Go Crazy During a Full Moon?
Have you ever heard that people go crazy during a full Moon? What's going on to cause all this lunacy?…
Rosetta Watches Comet 67P Tumbling Through Space
This is really getting exciting! ESA's Rosetta spacecraft (and the piggybacked Philae lander) are in the home stretch to arrive at Comet…
Astronauts Keep an Eye on Tropical Storm Arthur from the Space Station
The first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is easily visible from space. International Space Station astronaut Reid Wiseman tweeted…
Ancient Asteroid Impacts Left Serpentine Traces On Vesta: Study
While "dark materials" may leave some of us thinking about a certain Philip Pullman book series, on the asteroid Vesta its…
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NASA’s Carbon Observatory Blasts off on Workhorse Delta II to Measure Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Gas and Watch Earth Breathe
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, NASA's first mission dedicated to studying carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere, lifts off from Vandenberg Air…
How Big is Rosetta’s Comet?
Pretty darn big, I'd say. The illustration above shows the relative scale of the comet that ESA's Rosetta and Philae…
Incredible View: Camping Under the Milky Way
During the summer months, many of us hit the trails and do a little camping. But how often do you…
Eureka! Kola Fireball Meteorites Found in Russia
A spectacular fireball that crackled across the sky near the Russia-Finnish border on April 19th this year left more than a bright…