Moon Dust Could ‘Engulf’ Lunar Rovers — Especially During Sunrise and Sunset
That video above is perhaps the ultimate off-roading adventure: taking a rover out for a spin on the moon. Look…
‘The New Cool’: How These Sharp Space Pictures Were Snapped From A Ground Telescope
Rise above Earth with a telescope, and one huge obstacle to astronomy is removed: the atmosphere. We love breathing that…
Astrophoto: Triple Star System Gliese 667 – Home of ‘Goldilocks’ Exoplanets
Here is a great new observation of the triple star system Gliese 667 from astrophotographer Efrain Morales of the Jaicoa…
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Curiosity Captures ‘Phobos Rising’ Movie and Sun Setting on Mars
Mars moon Phobos (above, center) rising in the night time Martian sky shortly after sunset in this still image from…
Dark Skies – Good For Fireflies And People Alike
Bioluminescent stars flash across the night landscape these July nights. Fireflies or lightning bugs provide a source of wonder for…
Comet ISON: The Timelapse Hubble Movie
The Hubble Space Telescope team has released a video of Comet ISON as it is tearing toward its encounter with…
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…