Stars Boil Before They Blow Up, Says NuSTAR
Supernovas are some of the most energetic and powerful events in the observable Universe. Briefly outshining entire galaxies, they are…
Kepler’s Universe: More Planets in Our Galaxy Than Stars
Astronomers estimate that the Milky Way contains up to 400 billion stars and thanks to the Kepler mission, we can…
Why Europa?
Forget Mars, the place we really want to go looking for life is Jupiter's moon Europa. Dr. Mike Brown, a…
Book Review and Giveaway: Women in Space by Karen Bush Gibson
On July 23rd, 2012, Sally Ride died. As the first American woman in space and a true icon of the…
Is Eta Carinae Heading Toward Another Eruption?
Massive stars can devastate their surroundings, unleashing hot winds and blasting radiation. With a mass over 100 times heavier than…
Dazzling New Views of a Familiar Cluster
Wow. It’s always amazing to get new views of familiar sky targets. And you always know that a “feast for…
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Gaping Inside The Huge Vehicle Assembly Building NASA Used For Space Shuttles And Moon Missions
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - There's something about this city that brings out the crazy travel planner in me. I visited here…
Keeping An Eye On Gaia
Gaia, ESA's long-anticipated mission to map the stars of our galaxy (as well as do a slew of other cool…
Runaway Pulsar Produces Longest Jet Trail Ever Observed
One of the fastest-moving pulsars ever observed is spewing out a record-breaking jet of high-energy particles that stretches 37 light…
Quantum Entanglement Explained
Confused by how particles can be in two places at once? Wondering how particles can instantly communicate with each other…