Neutrino Detection Could Help Paint an Entirely New Picture of the Universe
The IceCube neutrino observatory buried at the South Pole is one cool telescope. It has detected extremely high-energy neutrinos, which…
Weekly Space Hangout – November 22, 2013: MAVEN, Minotaur, Comet Nevski
Host: Fraser Cain Guests: Nancy Atkinson, Amy Shira Teitel, David Dickinson (more…)
Astronomers Catch a Galactic Threesome in the Act
An enormous and incredibly luminous distant galaxy has turned out to actually be three galaxies in the process of merging…
Astrophoto: Plane Pwns the Moon
Astrophotgrapher Sebastien Lebrigand lives along the flight path to the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and regularly captures planes…
Watch PBS NOVA’s “Asteroid—Doomsday or Payday?”
Last night, the US PBS television stations aired a new show from the series NOVA, "Asteroid -- Doomsday or Payday."…
Volcanic Blast Forms New Island Near Japan
A volcanic eruption is creating a tiny new island off the coast of Japan. The Japanese Coast Guard snapped images…
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NASA Halts Work on its New Nuclear Generator for Deep Space Exploration
Another blow was dealt to deep space exploration this past weekend. The announcement comes from Jim Green, NASA’s Planetary Science…
Watch Live Webcast: Countdown to Comet ISON
We're all watching what's happening with Comet ISON, and today, November 21, 2013 Astronomy Magazine and Discover Magazine are hosting…
Take a Virtual 3-D Spacewalk Outside the International Space Station
Time to pull out your 3-D glasses (the red-blue kind works the best) and take a virtual spacewalk with this…
Human Lunar Missions Would Be Threatened By Dust Pileups: Study
Dust on the moon accumulates at a rate 10 times faster than previously believed, which could make it difficult for…