What is on the Other Side of a Black Hole?
Picture an entire star collapsed down into a gravitational singularity. An object with so much mass, compressed so tightly, that…
Astrophotos: Venus at Inferior Conjunction
Venus has now gone from being that bright "star" you've been seeing around sunset to later this month being the…
Virtual Star Party – January 12, 2014: The Planetary Show!
Hosts: Fraser Cain(@fcain, @universetoday) and Scott Lewis(@baldastronomer) Astronomers: David Dickinson(@astroguyz) in Florida Mike Phillips in North Carolina Shahrin Ahmad(@shahgazer) in…
A Distant View of Janus, One of Saturn’s ‘Dancing Moons’
One of 62 moons discovered thus far orbiting giant Saturn, Janus is a 111-mile (179-km) -wide pockmarked potato composed of…
Private Cygnus Freighter Berths at Space Station with Huge Science Cargo and Ant Colony
With the Moon as a spectacular backdrop, an Orbital Sciences' Cygnus cargo spacecraft speeding at 17500 MPH on a landmark…
China’s Yutu Moon Rover and Chang’e-3 Lander – Gallery of New Images & 1st Earth Portrait
The Earth from the Moon - by Chang’e-3 on Christmas Day Lander camera snapped this image on Christmas Day 2013.…
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Cygnus Commercial Carrier Hurtling towards Space Station Rendezvous Following Spectacular Antares Blastoff – Photo & Video Gallery
Antares rocket blastoff on Jan. 9 from Launch Pad 0A at NASA Wallops Flight Facility, VA lofting the Cygnus resupply…
What Are Cassini’s Most Interesting Discoveries?
We recently interviewed Dr. Kevin Grazier, on of the scientist who has worked extensively on the Cassini mission. Here's what…
Weekly Space Hangout – January 10, 2014: Wake Up, Rosetta! & Top Stories from AAS
Host: Fraser Cain Guests: David Dickinson, Amy Shira Teitel, Scott Lewis, Brian Koberlein, special guest Ruth McAvinia from the ESA…