First Cloudy Alien Planet Spotted From Earth
Call it cloudy with a low chance of meatballs. The alien world Kepler-7b -- a very reflective world in big…
Carnival of Space #321
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Stefan Lamoureux at his Links Through Space blog. Click here to read…
How Long Will Life Survive on Earth?
Life has existed on Earth for billions of years, appearing shortly after the planet had cooled and liquid water became…
Giveaway: Sky Live for iOS5 and Up
A new app called "Sky Live" was just released from Vito Technologies and it will save you countless planning hours…
Astronomy Cast 315 – Particle Accelerators
Who knew that destruction could be so informative? Only by smashing particles together with more and more energy, can we…
Are Black Holes Hairy, Or Better Described By Clean Physics?
Black holes are a spot in the universe where you won't see the sun shine in, to paraphrase that 1960s…
Astrophoto: Comet LINEAR Meets a Spiral Galaxy
Just in from the pretty pictures department: Award-winning Astrophotographer Damian Peach from the UK took this gorgeous image this morning…
Virtual Star Party – September 29, 2013: Amazing Sun and Live Star Trails
This week the Virtual Star Party crossed off one of the items on my bucket list: star trails. During the…
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Doubly Historic Day for Private Space: Cygnus docks at Station & Next Gen Falcon 9 Soars
The Cygnus cargo spacecraft is just a few feet away from the International Space Station's Canadarm2 during rendezvous and berthing…
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Opportunity Scaling Solander Mountain Searching for Science and Sun
Opportunity starts scaling Solander Point - her 1st mountain climbing goal See the tilted terrain and rover tracks in this…