Some Planet-like Kuiper Belt Objects Don’t Play “Nice”
The Kuiper belt — the region beyond the orbit of Neptune inhabited by a number of small bodies of rock…
What’s On The Far Side Of The Moon?
You probably know we only see one side of the Moon from the Earth. But for the majority of human…
Astronomers and Their Dobs: Paying a Twitter Tribute to John Dobson
12" of awesome Dobsonian love. Thanks #johndobson for the views! @universetoday @JPMajor pic.twitter.com/PLA321Vqf1— Scott MacNeill (@scottiemacneill) January 16, 2014 Amateur…
Nearby Brown Dwarf System May Harbor Closest Exoplanet to Earth
In 2012 astronomers announced the discovery of an Earth-like planet circling our nearest neighbor, Alpha Centauri B, a mere 4.3…
New Online Classes to Help You Learn More about the Universe
Roughly eighty percent of all the mass in the Universe is made of dark matter – a mysterious invisible substance…
A “MiniMoon” Seen Around the World
So, did last night’s Full Wolf Moon seem a bit tinier than usual? It was no illusion, as avid readers…
John Dobson, Inventor of the Popular Dobsonian Telescope, Dead at 98
The cosmos lost a good soul Wednesday. John Dobson, famous as the creator of the simple, low-cost Dobsonian telescope, passed…
China considers Manned Moon Landing following breakthrough Chang’e-3 mission success
Comparison of China’s Chang'e-3 unmanned lunar lander of 2013 vs. NASA’s Apollo manned lunar landing spacecraft of the 1960's and…
Hitch a Ride on the Next Mission to an Asteroid
NASA and the Planetary Society are teaming up to give everyone the opportunity tag along on the next mission to…
Three New Exoplanets Found In a Star Cluster
So far, just a handful of planets have been found orbiting stars in star clusters – and actually, astronomers weren’t…