Night Sky Observing for May Brings Spring Constellations
Here's the latest update on what's up in the night sky from Jane Houston Jones at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.…
Watch Live Hangout: TESS and the Search for Exoplanets
Last month, NASA announced plans to launch the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) in 2017. This is a satellite that…
Will Antimatter Obey Gravity’s Pull?
What goes up must always come down, right? Well, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) wants to test if that…
The Curious Channel 37 — Must-see TV For Radio Astronomy
Thanks to Channel 37, radio astronomers keep tabs on everything from the Sun to pulsars to the lonely spaces between…
The Sun Burps Out a Gigantic Rolling Wave
Just in time for May Day, the Sun blasted out a coronal mass ejection (CME) from just around the limb…
How the Fermi Spacecraft Almost Got Taken Out by a Relic of the Cold War
As a space telescope scientist or satellite operator, the last thing you want to hear is that your expensive and…
NGC 6240: Gigantic Hot Gas Cloud Sheaths Colliding Galaxies
Looking almost like a cosmic hyacinth, this image is anything but a cool, Spring flower... it's a portrait of an…
An Awesome Look at Enceladus, the Jet-Powered Moon
According to planetary scientist and Cassini imaging team leader Carolyn Porco, about 98 geyser jets of all sizes near Enceladus’s…
Space Robotics Dominate New $5 Bill in Canada
In a world first, Canada's Chris Hadfield unveiled a new money note -- while in space. Hadfield spun a fiver…
Giveaway: Pocket Universe App for Your iOS Device
The name says it all - Pocket Universe answers every question you have and never knew you had about the…