Vulcan Loses In Pluto Moons Name Game. Did the IAU Choose Wisely?
It looks like Vulcan was not the logical choice for the International Astronomical Union when it came to naming Pluto's…
Happy (or is it Merry?) Aphelion This Friday
This 4th of July weekend brings us one more reason to celebrate. On July 5th at approximately 11:00 AM EDT/15:00…
How Cold is Space?
If you could travel from world to world, from star to star, out into the gulfs of intergalactic space, you’d…
The Hunt for Exomoons Begins!
The latest exciting undertaking in exoplanet research is the search for exomoons. A team led by Dr. David Kipping at…
Russian Rocket Fails During Launch, Explodes After Liftoff
At 2:38 UTC Tuesday morning (local time) a Russian Proton-M heavy lift rocket carrying three GLONASS navigation/positioning satellites exploded shortly after…
It’s Cassini in Motion: Watch the First Teaser for “In Saturn’s Rings”
It's been 9 years (to the day, in fact) since the Cassini spacecraft first entered orbit around Saturn and ever…
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Orion takes shape for 2014 Test Flight
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - NASA is picking up the pace of assembly operations for the Orion capsule, America’s next…
Weekend Auroras Fill the Sky!
I was personally so pumped to have seen the Aurora Borealis over the weekend in Central Minnesota! It was a…
Beautiful Timelapse — and an Invitation to Try Capturing the Night Sky from a City
Can you get good astrophotography shots from within a city? Astrophotographer Bruno Letarte has proved you can capture stunning shots…
Astronomers Capture Images of Herschel Telescope Heading Toward its ‘Graveyard’ Orbit
A pair of astronomers has proved that we haven’t seen the last of the Herschel Space Observatory! On June 17,…