Hot Gas Bridge Discovered Connecting Galaxy Clusters
An "bridge" of hot gas stretches between galaxy clusters Abell 401 and Abell 399 It may not be good practice to…
Win a Copy of “Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide”
Simply put, this is one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever had the chance to page through. And you…
A Moving Martian Topography In 3-D
An anaglyph of the moving topography of Nili Patera on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Get your 3-D glasses (the…
Astronomers Directly Image Distant Exoplanet
False color, near infrared image of the Kappa Andromedae system, by the Subaru Telescope. Almost all of the light of…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: November 19-25, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's going to be a great week to study the Moon - and bright Jupiter is just…
Saturn. In color.
Color-composite of Saturn, made from raw Cassini images acquired in visible light channels on 18 Nov. 2012. (NASA/JPL/SSI. Composite by…
Saturn’s Fluctuating F Ring
Bright clumps of material spotted within Saturn's ropy F ring (NASA/JPL/SSI) Released today, this image acquired by NASA's Cassini spacecraft…
GOCE – How Low Can It Go?
Caption: GOCE over ice. Credits: ESA - AOES Medialab Since March 2009, the European Space Agency (ESA) mission, Gravity field…
Carnival of Space #276
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Universe Today's very own John Williams at his very own Starry Critters…
Brighter Than the Moon: Camera Captures Brilliant Leonid Fireball
The Leonid Meteor shower is usually notorious for the bright fireballs it can produce, but this fireball exploded with unexpected…