Black Hole Jets Might Be Molded by Magnetism
Visible-light Hubble image of the jet emitted by the 3-billion-solar-mass black hole at the heart of galaxy M87 (Feb. 1998)…
Voyager 1 Riding on a Magnetic Highway Out of the Solar System
Artist concept of NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft exploring a new region in our solar system called the "magnetic highway." Credit:…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: December 3-9, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! With a whole lot less Moon present in the early evenings, it's time to do some very…
Curiosity Update: No Definitive Discovery of Organics…Yet
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover documented itself in the context of its work site, an area called "Rocknest Wind Drift," on…
Stunning Star Trails Mania
You like star trails? We've got star trails! One of our favorite timelapse gurus, Gavin Heffernan from Sunchaser Pictures shot…
Are Venus’ Volcanoes Still Active?
Artist’s impression of an active volcano on Venus (ESA/AOES) Incredibly dense, visually opaque and loaded with caustic sulfuric acid, Venus'…
Carnival of Space #278
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Amy Shira Teitel at her awesome Vintage Space website. Click here to…
Titan Shines in Latest Cassini Shots
Color-composite raw image of Titan's southern hemisphere. Note the growing south polar vortex. (NASA/JPL/SSI/Jason Major) Last Thursday, November 29, Cassini…
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Vote ‘Curiosity’ as TIME Person of the Year
Caption - I Need You ! Vote for ‘Curiosity’ as TIME magazine Person Of The Year. NASA’s new Curiosity Mars…
In an Isolated, Ice-Covered Antarctic Lake Far Below Freezing, Life is Found
Lake Vida lies within one of Antarctica's cold, arid McMurdo Dry Valleys (Photo: Desert Research Institute) Even inside an almost…