How Does a Star Form?
We owe our entire existence to the Sun. Well, it and the other stars that came before. As they died,…
Virtual Star Party – December 1, 2013 – Dying Comets, Smashing Galaxies and Cosmic Bees
Hosts: Fraser Cain and Scott Lewis Astronomers: Gary Gonella, Roy Salisbury, Steven Coates, Tom Nathe, Stuart Foreman (more…)
Spectacular Liftoff Thrusts China’s First Rover ‘Yutu’ to the Moon
Liftoff of China’s first ever lunar rover on Dec. 2 local Beijing time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China.…
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India’s First Mars Probe ‘MOM’ Blasts Free of Earth Joining MAVEN in Race to Red Planet
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - India’s first ever Mars probe 'MOM' successfully fired its main engine today (Dec. 1), blasting the…
Mother of All Slingshots Set to Hurl India’s MOM Probe to Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - MOM - India’s first ever interplanetary spacecraft - is spending her last day around Mother Earth.…
ISON Appears To Be Fading, But Astronomers Keeping Eyes Peeled
A brief morning update (EST) from Karl Battams, who studies sungrazing comets at the Naval Research Laboratory, confirms social media…
Zombie ISON ‘Behaving Like A Comet’, Stunned Astronomers Say
Talk about the Comeback Kid. After Comet C/2012 S1 ISON rounded the sun yesterday afternoon, professional astronomers around the world looked…
Chinese ‘Jade Rabbit’ Rover Aims For The Moon On Sunday
If all goes well, expect another moon robot very soon. The Yutu ("Jade Rabbit") rover will lift off from China…
Spacesuit Leak And Fist Pumps: Ride Along With Astronaut’s Eventful Space Station Mission
The big news around astronaut circles these days is the assignment of Takuya Onishi -- from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency…