Quasars Tell The Story Of How Fast The Young Universe Expanded
For those who saw the Cosmos episode on William Herschel describing telescopes as time machines, here is a clear example…
Can You Escape the Force of Gravity?
It feels like you just can't get away from clingy gravity. Even separated by distances of hundreds of millions of…
If You Could Ride on the Outside of a Rocket, Here’s Your View While Blasting Into Space
Imagine clinging on to the side of a rocket, somehow able to hang on despite the high speeds and diminishing…
Carnival of Space #348
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Peter Lake at the AartScope blog. Click here to read Carnival of…
Virtual Star Party – April 6, 2014: Saturn Rising
Hosts: Fraser Cain and Scott Lewis Astronomers: David Dickinson, Gary Gonella, Roy Salisbury, Sharin Ahmed, Stuart Forman, Mike Simmons and…
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Curiosity rover maneuvers around ‘Kimberley’ seeking potential Red Planet Drill Sites
Curiosity maneuvers into ‘Kimbeley’ and scans scientifically intriguing Martian rock outcrops in search of next drilling location exhibiting several shallow…
Weekly Space Hangout – April 4, 2014: Space Politics, Skydiving Meteor, and Enceladus Ocean
We record the Weekly Space Hangout every Friday at 12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern. You can watch us…
Stunning Aurora at Mount Kirkjufell in Iceland
Wow! Mount Kirkjufell is a well-known and often-photographed landmark, and there are many who say it is the most beautiful…
El Gordo Galaxy Cluster Even Bigger Than Thought
The Hubble Space Telescope has a new calculation for the huge El Gordo galaxy cluster: 3 million billion times…
Could This Be The Signal Of Dark Matter? Unsure Scientists Checking This Out
Sometimes a strange signal comes from the dark and it takes a while to figure out what that signal means.…