A Galaxy’s Bulge Divulges Its Spin
[/caption] Although somewhat blobby and deformed, this is in fact a spiral galaxy, located in the southern constellation Hydra. Imaged…
Asteroid Lutetia Flyby Animation
In today's Weekly Space Hangout, Emily Lakdawalla from the Planetary Society mentioned an animation of recently released images from the…
The Heavens are Ablaze With Blazars
[/caption] From a JPL press release: Astronomers are actively hunting a class of supermassive black holes throughout the universe called…
Letter to NASA is Common Ploy in Climate Change Denial
A group of 49 former NASA employees from Johnson Space Center have written a letter to NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden,…
Is This Proof of Life on Mars?
[/caption] The Curiosity rover is currently on its way to Mars, scheduled to make a dramatic landing within Gale Crater…
What’s the Moon Made Of? Earth, Most Likely.
[/caption] Recent research on lunar samples has shown that the Moon may be made of more Earth than green cheese…
Help Track the Effects of Light Pollution with GLOBE at Night
[/caption] Going on right now is your last chance in 2012 to take just a few minutes to get involved…
Deep Space Atomic Clock Mission Will Improve Navigation Technology
[/caption] Precise radio navigation -- using radio frequencies to determine position -- is vital to the success of all deep-space…
Hailing Frequencies Open? Communication Via Neutrinos Tested Successfully
[/caption] In science fiction – like in Star Trek, for example -- interstellar communication was never a problem; all you…
Frantic Comet Massacre Taking Place at Fomalhaut
[/caption] There may be some frantic activity going on in the narrow, dusty disk surrounding a nearby star named Fomalhaut.…