Astronomy Cast Ep. 267: Infinities
Forever is a funny thing. Today we’re going to talk about infinities. That’s right, all the different kinds of possible…
Kickstart Your DNA (And a Rover) To The Moon!
Omega Envoy, the non-profit research lab Earthrise Space, Inc.'s team competing for the Google Lunar X PRIZE, has launched a…
Supersonic Freefall: What Felix Baumgartner’s 37-km Jump Will be Like
Sometime this summer, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will leap from the edge of space, attempting to not only break the…
Why Planets Orbit the Sun
[/caption] In ancient times, astronomers thought that all celestial objects - the Sun, Moon, planets and stars - orbited around…
The Sun Blasts Out an X1-Class Solar Flare
An active region on the Sun, AR1515, has been putting on quite a show over the last 8 days, sending…
All 135 Space Shuttle Launches at Once
We're not sure how we missed this when it came out last year, but this incredible video shows all 135…
The Last Outbursts of a Dying Star
As stars approach the inevitable ends of their lives they run out of stellar fuel and begin to lose a…
Astrophoto: Jupiter and Venus over São Paulo
A great reason to get up early these days is the pre-dawn show now available from Venus and Jupiter. The…
The Higgs Boson in One Minute… or Two…
If you're still scratching your head, trying to figure out all the Higgs Boson news, the great folks from MinutePhysics…