NASA’s STEREO Spacecraft Spots Comets ISON and Encke
As comets ISON and Encke continue toward their respective rendezvous with the Sun, they have now both been captured on…
Original Drawing of MAVEN Launch is a Throwback to the Early Days of Space Exploration
We’ve seen some great images from the launch of the MAVEN spacecraft earlier this week, but this original drawing of…
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…