Blocking Light Sheds New Light on Exoplanet Atmospheres
Exoplanets are uncanny. Some seem to have walked directly out of the best science-fiction movies. For example, we’ve discovered a planet…
Hadfield’s Return to Earth: ‘I’m Still Learning How To Walk Again’
Astronaut Chris Hadfield described himself as a man who never looks back. Still, he spoke fondly of his five months…
Live Online Event: The Exploding Universe: the Realm of Supernovae
Supernovae are some of the fascinating objects in the Universe. The Virtual Telescope Project will be hosting a live webcast…
‘Star Trek into Darkness’ & NASA Station Crews Join Forces at Live NASA Webcast
Science Fact and Science Fiction join forces in space today for a one of a kind meeting turning science fiction…
More Insight on How NASA Might Revive the Kepler Space Telescope
The future of NASA’s Kepler space telescope mission is in doubt, NASA announced yesterday, as it suffered a failure of…
Our Spoiler-Free Review of Star Trek: Into Darkness
If you're a fan of the rebooted 2009 Star Trek film, we think you'll love the second edition. You'll find similar whip-cracking…
Kepler Planet-Hunting Mission in Jeopardy
NASA's Kepler telescope has lost its ability to precisely point toward stars, putting its exoplanet search in jeopardy. One of…
Mars Gets Bombarded by 200 Small Asteroids and Comets Every Year
One of the benefits of having a spacecraft in orbit around another planet for several years is the ability to…
Timelapse Shows the Blazing Beauty of a ‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse
Images and videos are still coming in from last week's spectacular annular eclipse of the Sun, seen across Australia and…
Astrophoto: Stonehenge, the Milky Way and an Eta Aquarids Meteor
Astrophotographer Peter Greig (St1nkyPete on Flickr) had always wanted to go to Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, and chose to go…