Why Is the Solar System Flat?
It's no mystery that the planets, moons, asteroids, etc. in the Solar System are arranged in a more-or-less flat, plate-like…
Surprise! Fomalhaut’s Kid Sister Has a Debris Disk Too
The bright star Fomalhaut hosts a spectacular debris disk: a dusty circling plane of small objects where planets form. At…
Milky Way Shakes, Rattles and Rolls…
For decades astronomers have puzzled over the many details concerning the formation of the Milky Way Galaxy. Now a group…
Carnival of Space #337
The tent is up! This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Pamela Hoffman at the Everyday Spacer blog. Click…
Rosetta Wakes Up, Phones Home, Starts Tweeting
The silence from the live video feed from the ESA’s space operations center in Darmstadt, Germany was almost deafening. Scientists…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 331: Arthur C. Clarke’s Technologies
In our previous episode, we introduced Arthur C. Clarke, the amazing man and science fiction writer. Today we’ll be discussing…
The Moon Occults Saturn in the Dawn this Weekend
Mark your calendars: the first in a series of interesting occultations of Saturn by the Moon for 2014 starts this…
Watch Live: ESA Waits for Signal from Comet-Chasing Spacecraft
Watch live streaming video from eurospaceagency at livestream.com UPDATE: Rosetta woke up! Read our full story about the acquisition of…
What Is A Solar Sail?
I’m Fraser Cain, and I’m a sailor. Well, okay, I've got a sailboat that I take out on the water…
1st 360 Degree Color Panorama from China’s Chang’e-3 Lunar Lander
1st 360 Degree Color Panorama from China’s Chang’e-3 Lunar Lander Portion of 1st color panorama from Chang’e-3 lander focuses on…