Physicists Closing in on Understanding the Primordial Universe
Photo of the ALICE detector at CERN. Photo courtesy of CERN. Slamming barely nothing together is bringing scientists ever-closer to…
Curiosity Getting Ready to Rove
Here's a look at what the Curiosity team has planned for the rover this week. Team member Jessica Samuels provides…
Carnival of Space #262
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Markus Hammonds over at Supernova Condensate. Click here to read Carnival of…
“The Hobbit” Author Gets a Crater on Mercury
Here's a little something to please fans of space, art and fantasy alike (and those who enjoy all three): on…
New Satellites Will Tighten Knowledge of Earth’s Radiation Belts
Surrounding our planet like vast invisible donuts (the ones with the hole, not the jelly-filled kind) are the Van Allen…
A Star’s Dying Scream May Be a Beacon for Physics
When a star suffered an untimely demise at the hands of a hidden black hole, astronomers detected its doleful, ululating…
President Obama Calls with Congratulations for Mars Science Laboratory Team
US President Barack Obama called up the Mars Science Laboratory team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory today, August 13, congratulating…
Astrophotos: The 2012 Perseid Meteor Shower from Around the World
Caption: Perseid Meteors with Lunar & Planetary Conjunction on August 12, 2012. Credit: John Chumack. Here's some great views of…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: August 13-19, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Even if you missed the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, there will still be plenty of…
Astrophoto: Ptolemy’s Cluster by Rolf Wahl Olsen
Looking like diamonds in the sky, this lovely astrophoto shows Ptolemy's Cluster, or Messier 7, a very bright open star…