This Spooky X-Ray ‘Hand’ Demonstrates A Pulsar Star Mystery
That spooky hand in the image above is producing questions for scientists. While the shape only coincidentally looks like a…
Why Does the Moon Shine?
We enjoy the light from the Sun during the day, and then the comforting glow of the Moon at night.…
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Heat Shield for 2014 Orion Test Flight Arrives at Kennedy Aboard NASA’s Super Guppy
Orion EFT-1 heat shield is off loaded from NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft after transport from Manchester, N.H., and arrival at…
Little Big Universe: Tilt-Shifted Astro Images Make Space Look Tiny
Aww, how cute! What an adorable little... nebula? Although here it may look like it could fit in your hand,…
China’s Maiden Moon Rover Mission Chang’e 3 Achieves Lunar Orbit
China’s maiden moon landing probe successfully entered lunar orbit on Friday, Dec. 6, following Sunday’s (Dec. 1) spectacular blastoff -…
Carnival of Space #331
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Joe Latrell at his Photos To Space blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Weekly Space Hangout – December 6, 2013 – Zombie ISON, Jade Rabbit, Lovely Venus and Naked-Eye Nova
Host: Fraser Cain Guests: David Dickinson, Matthew Francis, Casey Dreier, Sondy Springmann (more…)
Subaru Telescope Captures the Fine Details of Comet Lovejoy’s Tail
Comet ISON may be no more than just a cloud of icy debris these days but there's another comet that's…
Zot! Curiosity Punches Laser Hole No. 100,000 On Mars
The reports are in: it appears that Earth has the upper hand in firing laser shots on Mars. More seriously,…
This Exoplanet Is Turning Planetary Formation Scenarios Upside Down
What the heck is that giant exoplanet doing so far away from its star? Astronomers are still trying to figure…