Unraveling the Secrets of Type Ia Supernovae: a New Two-Minute Thesis
The folks over at PHD Comics have put together a new video in their Two-Minute Thesis series, this one featuring…
Lighting Up Mercury’s Shadowy North Pole
Part of a stereographic projection of Mercury's north pole Talk about northern exposure! This is a section of a much…
Win a Copy of The Year in Space: 2013 Calendar
Every year, Steve Cariddi releases the wonderful Year in Space Calendar, and the new edition for 2013 is even better,…
Astrophoto: Beam Me Up!
Light beams and the Milky Way. Credit: Peter Greig (St1nkyPete on Flickr) This great shot of the Milky Way includes…
Timelapse From Inside a Telescope
This timelapse is different than most because it allows you to see the actions of the South African Large Telescope…
A Virtual Galactic Smash-Up!
An online simulator for galactic collisions (Adrian Price-Whelan/Columbia University) Have you ever had the desire to build your own galaxies,…
NASA, Roscosmos Choose First Crew for Year-Long ISS Mission
Back in October the partnering countries of the International Space Station announced an agreement to send two crew members to…
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Curiosity Ramps Up Complexity of Surface Ops with 1st ‘Touch and Go’ Maneuver – Cool Animation
Image Caption: Thanksgiving Greetings from Mars ! Curiosity snaps Head and Shoulders Self-Portrait on Sol 85 while posing at windblown…
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Orion Revisited: Astronomers Find New Star Cluster in Front of the Orion Nebula
The well-known star-forming region of the Orion Nebula. Credit: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope / Coelum (J.-C. Cuillandre & G. Anselmi) Precise distances…
A Branching “Tree” of Solar Plasma
Hydrogen-alpha photo of the Sun by Alan Friedman An enormous tree-shaped prominence spreads its "branches" tens of thousands of miles…