Astronomy Cast Episode 316: Observational Versus Experimental Science
Sometimes you can do science by watching patiently, and sometimes you’ve just got to get your hands dirty with an…
Oct. 7, 1959 – Our First Look at the Far Side of the Moon
For millennia, human eyes have seen only one face of the moon. Put a dude from the Iron Age in…
Mercury’s Resonant Rotation ‘Should Be Common’ In Alien Planets
Three to two. That's the ratio of the time it takes Mercury to go around the sun (88 days) in…
Is That Planet Habitable? Look To The Star First, New Study Cautions
Finding Earth 2.0, in the words of noted SETI researcher Jill Tarter, is something a lot of exoplanet searchers are…
This Cave Video Makes You Feel Like You’re On An Alien Planet
A few weeks ago, a bunch of astronauts went underground in Italy in the name of science and better finessing…
Virtual Star Party – October 6, 2013
Another wonderful Virtual Star Party, this time with 6 astronomers broadcasting their view of the night sky live. We had…
Awesome Photo: Aurora, Airglow, City Lights and Shining Stars
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano shares a lot of fantastic photos taken from his privileged position 260 miles up aboard the…
LADEE Successfully Enters Lunar Orbit on Oct. 6 Amidst Government Shutdown
NASA’s LADEE lunar orbiter will fire its main engine on Oct. 6 to enter lunar orbit in the midst of…
Your Weekend Movie: Beyond The Visible: The Story of the Very Large Array
While some of you will no doubt be heading to the theaters to see the new release of "Gravity," for…
Virgin Galactic Ticket To Space Promised In New Reality Show Deal
Call it Space Survivor. Thirteen years after that now-classic desert island nightmare premiered on NBC, the executive producer behind Survivor is planning…