Carnival of Space #317
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Why “The Big Bang” Is a Terrible Name
Have a discussion about the origins of the Universe and, ere long, someone will inevitably use the term "the Big…
Astrophotos: Closeups of the Lunar Terminator
If you want to see detail on the Moon, usually the best times and places to look are when the…
How to See Mars in September 2013: The Red Planet Pierces the Beehive & More
Launch season for Mars missions is almost upon us once again. This is a time when spacecraft can achieve an…
‘Drift Is The Most Dangerous Thing For NASA’
It's easy to take the International Space Station for granted. It's been planned, under construction and/or operated for decades. Humans…
- Asteroids
- Astrobiology
- Comets
- Earth
- Extreme Life
- Mars
- Mars Science Laboratory
- Meteorites
- Meteors
- NASA
- Science
- Solar System
- Space Exploration
- Space Flight
Are We Martians? Chemist’s New Claim Sparks Debate
Are Earthlings really Martians ? Did life arise on Mars first and then journey on rocks to our planet and…
Massive ‘Grand Canyon’ Found Hidden Beneath Greenland’s Ice
There’s a “Chuck Norris fact” that says Chuck once went skydiving but promised never to do it again, saying one…
Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole is a Sloppy Eater
Like most galaxies, our Milky Way has a dark monster in its middle: an enormous black hole with the mass…
Curiosity Spies a Martian Annular Eclipse
It’s always interesting to consider the astronomical goings-on that occur under alien skies. On August 17th, Curiosity wowed us once…
Trojan Asteroid Found Orbiting Uranus
What’s new in the outer reaches of our solar system? Try the discovery of a Trojan asteroid orbiting Uranus. While…