Astrophoto: Special Delivery to the Moon
Fly me -- or my package -- to the Moon? "Anything is possible!" said astrophotographer Sebastien Lebrigand, via email to…
Amazing Images of Today’s Solar Eclipse from Earth and Space
The images are pouring in. While most of North America slept this AM, Australians were treated to the very first…
Hello From Mars! Curiosity Smiles in Her Latest “Selfie”
This is very cute -- Curiosity's latest "selfie," a mosaic I assembled from about a dozen images acquired with the rover's Mars…
Celebrate Hubble’s 24th Birthday by Flying Through the Pillars and Peaks of the Monkey Head Nebula
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched 24 years ago last week, and this newly released video is a birthday present…
What Steps Are Needed To Find More Earths?
It wasn't so long ago that we found out there is an Earth-sized planet in a habitable zone of a…
Carnival of Space #351
Welcome, come in to the 351st Carnival of Space! The carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers…
May Meteor Storm Alert: All Eyes on the Sky!
On Friday night/early Saturday May 23-24 skywatchers across the U.S. and southern Canada may witness the birth of a brand new meteor shower. If predictions…
Where Is the Center of the Universe?
In a previous episode we hinted that every spot is at the center of the Universe. But why? It turns…
Breathtaking Astrophoto: Milky Way Over Monument Valley
One of our favorite astrophotographers and timelapse gurus, Gavin Heffernan from Sunchaser Pictures is currently out in Monument Valley Navajo…
Curiosity Reaches Out to Scrutinize Next Martian Drill Target at Mount Remarkable
Multisol composite photo mosaic shows deployment of Curiosity rovers robotic arm and APXS X-ray spectrometer onto the ‘Winjana’ rock target…