Extreme Weather is Linked to Global Warming, a New Study Suggests
Extreme weather is becoming much more common. Heat waves and heavy rains are escalating, food crops are being damaged, human…
5 Landing Site Candidates Selected for Rosetta’s Historic Philae Comet Lander
Five candidate sites were identified on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for Rosetta’s Philae lander. The approximate locations of the five regions are…
Astronomy History and Future Come Together at the South Carolina State Museum
Seeking out science and astronomy in South Carolina? You’re in luck, as we’re pleased to report the South Carolina State…
Low On Fuel, Rainfall Satellite Slowly Spirals To Its Death In 2016
After 17 years of faithful service, the end is in sight for the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). The joint…
Kapow! Moderate Solar Flare Erupts From The Sun, But Likely Won’t Affect Earth
While this solar peak has been weaker than usual, from time to time we get a moderate punch from the…
Watch Live: New Horizons Crosses Neptune’s Orbit En Route To Pluto
Another milestone for the Pluto-bound New Horizons mission -- it's crossing the orbit of Neptune today, as it prepares to…
Carnival Of Space #368
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Joe Latrell at his Photos To Space blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Are Intelligent Civilizations Doomed?
One answer to the Fermi Paradox is the idea of the Great Filter; the possibility that something wipes out 100%…
Take a Flight Over a Massive Aurora
Post by Alexander Gerst. Or perhaps I should say "eine grosse Aurora!" ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst made this time-lapse of a…
Timelapse: Watch Noctilucent Clouds Cover the Entire Sky
This year, the noctilucent cloud season has been especially eventful, and this new timelapse from Swedish astrophotographer Göran Strand shows…