Remembering Apollo 1’s Tragic Anniversary: ‘It Was Too Late From The Beginning’

11 years ago

On this day (Jan. 27) in 1967, NASA astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee died in a…

What Is A Super Earth?

11 years ago

The Universe is always surprising us with how little we know about... the Universe. It’s continuously presenting us with stuff…

Watch Live As Russian Spacewalkers Try To Install Urthecast Cameras Again

11 years ago

Think of this as Camera Install, Take 2. Russian spacewalkers are going to take another crack at installing the high-definition…

Virtual Star Party – January 26, 2014: Our Missed Supernova!

11 years ago

Hosts: Fraser Cain and Scott Lewis (@baldastronomer) Astronomers: Stuart Foreman, Bill McLaughlin Commentary: Tom Nathe, David Dickinson (@astroguyz) (more…)

Yutu rover Suffers Significant Setback at Start of 2nd Lunar Night

11 years ago

China’s maiden moon rover ‘Yutu’ has just suffered a significant mechanical setback right at the start of her 2nd lunar…

Lovejoy and X1 LINEAR: How to See Comets That Will Warm Up Your Mid-Winter Mornings

11 years ago

My hands are still cold from the experience, but there's no denying the pleasure I felt at seeing C/2013 R1…

Black Holes No More? Not Quite.

11 years ago

Nature News has announced that there are no black holes.  This claim is made by none other than Stephen Hawking, so…

More Great Images of Supernova 2014J Plus View it During Live Webcasts

11 years ago

Images keep pouring in of the biggest excitement in astronomy this week, a new Type Ia supernova in the Cigar…