Other Solar Systems Might Be More Habitable Than Ours
This artist's impression shows the planetary system around the sun-like star HD 10180. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Our Earth feels like…
Stunning Gallery of Previously Unpublished Images from “Hubble’s Universe”
Distant star-forming region NGC 2467. Credit: NASA/ESA, Courtesy of "Hubble's Universe." The new book, Hubble's Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest…
Win a Copy of “Hubble’s Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images”
A beautiful new book, "Hubble's Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images" provides the history of the iconic Hubble Space Telescope,…
Book Review: “Hubble’s Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images”
The Hubble Space Telescope has been the subject of several books and articles, and certainly much more will be written…
40 Years After Apollo, the Moon Still Beckons
40 years ago this week, the final Apollo mission, Apollo 17, launched to the Moon. In this new video produced…
Geminid Meteor Shower and Meteorwatch
The Geminid Meteor Shower is the grand finale of astronomical events in 2012 and is usually the most reliable and…
Opportunity Rover Glimpses Conditions Suitable for Life
Whitewater Lake is the large flat rock in the top half of the image. From left to right it is…
NASA Reveals Plans for New Mars Rover
Sequels are all the rage these days... even for NASA, apparently. At the American Geophysical Union 2012 convention in San…
The Brightest Galaxies in the Universe Were Invisible… Until Now
Hubble images of six of the starburst galaxies first found by ESA's Herschel Space Observatory (Keck data shown below each…
Astrophoto: Jet Black Moon
Jet crossing the Moon on December 2, 2012. Credit: Sculptor Lil on Flickr A little play on words for the…