Cosmic Rays: They Aren’t What We Thought They Were
[/caption] The origin of cosmic rays has been one of the most enduring mysteries in physics, and it looks like…
NASA Wants Your Help in Finding Asteroids
[/caption] If you are an amateur astronomer who likes a challenge, NASA has a new project and is looking for…
Demating Discovery for Smithsonian Welcome
[/caption] Following Discovery’s triumphant final flight from her Florida Spaceport home and victory lap tour above the skies of Washington…
How Big Was Monday’s CME?
This big! The M1.7-class flare that erupted from active region 1461 on Monday, April 16 let loose an enormous coronal…
Watch it Rain on the Sun
The big solar flare and coronal mass ejection earlier this week created an unusual event on the Sun: it rained.…
Grab a seat for the Celestial Lights show!
Painstakingly assembled from over 150,000 digital photos taken over the course of eight months, this stunning time-lapse video of aurora-filled…
Get Great Astronomy Apps and Support Astronomers Without Borders
[/caption] Celebrate the last two weeks of Global Astronomy Month and get a great price on the very popular SkySafari…
JUICE to Jupiter Could Be ESA’s Next Major Science Mission
[/caption] The Science Programme Committee of the European Space Agency has recommended that the next major space mission for ESA…
The Case of the Missing Dark Matter
[/caption] A survey of the galactic region around our solar system by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has turned up…
How to Capture a Dragon in Space
[/caption] With the upcoming historic launch of the SpaceX Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, astronauts in orbit have…