Ten Interesting Facts About Saturn
This article comes from our archive, but we updated it with this video. Saturn is my absolute favorite object in…
Chris Hadfield Hangs Up His Astronaut Suit
In a somewhat surprise announcement, Canadian astronaut -- and social media icon -- Chris Hadfield announced his retirement from the…
Stunning Astrophoto: The Milky Way Seen in ‘Daylight’
Ever seen the arc of the Milky Way in daylight? Astrophotographer Miguel Claro came as close as possible by capturing…
An Early Start for Noctilucent Clouds
The season for noctilucent "night-shining" clouds is arriving in the northern hemisphere, when wispy, glowing tendrils of high-altitude ice crystals…
Catch the Moon pairing with Mercury & Venus Tonight
If you've never seen Mercury, this week is a great time to try. Over the past few weeks, observers worldwide…
Observing Alert: Rare Meteor Shower May ‘Outburst’ on June 11
Back on June 11, 1930 three members of the American Meteor Society (AMS) in Maryland saw a half-hour-long bright outburst of meteors…
Kapow! Keck Confirms Puzzling Element of Big Bang Theory
Observations of the kaboom that built our universe -- known as the Big Bang -- is better matching up with…
Astronomers Refine Distances to our Closest Spiral-Galaxy Neighbors
M31 and M33 are two of the nearest spiral galaxies, and can form the basis for determining distances to more remote…
Carnival of Space #305
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Peter Lake at the AartScope blog. Click here to read Carnival of…
Amazing Astrophoto: The North American Nebula by Mick Hyde
Here's a truly gorgeous image by astrophotographer Mick Hyde, a mosaic of NGC 7000 (the North American nebula) and the…