ERGO – Students Sign up to Build the World’s Largest Telescope!
Inspired by SETI Chief, Jill Tarter's 2009 TED 'Prize Wish' to "Empower Earthlings everywhere to become active participants in the…
Exoplanet’s Atmosphere Undergoes Dramatic Variations
Since its discovery in 2005, exoplanet HD 189733b has been one of the most-observed extra solar planets, due to its…
Don Pettit’s Guide to Space Etiquette: Having Guests for Dinner
If you haven’t been reading astronaut Don Pettit’s “Letters to Earth” – a diary of his 6-month stay in space…
Google+ Documentary about the Virtual Star Parties
As you probably know, we've been holding Virtual Star Parties every Sunday night, where we pull together live feeds from…
How to Measure a Hot Jupiter
An international team of astronomers has figured out a way to determine details of an exoplanet's atmosphere from 50 light-years…
Library of Congress Acquires Sagan’s Personal Collection, Thanks to Seth MacFarlane
Carl Sagan's personal archive -- a comprehensive collection of papers contained within 798 boxes -- was delivered to the Library…
New Mineral Found in Meteorite is From Solar System’s Beginnings
Scientists have discovered a new mineral embedded in a meteorite that fell to Earth over 40 years ago, and it…
Astrophoto: Iris Nebula by Thad Szabo
Here's a great deep sky photo of the Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) in Cepheus by astrophotographer Thad Szabo. This image…
Pacific Glory
An optical phenomenon known as a "glory" is seen over a cloud-covered Pacific Ocean in this image from NASA's Aqua…
New “Flying Tea Kettle” Could Get Us To Mars in Weeks, Not Months
At 54.6 million km away at its closest, the fastest travel to Mars from Earth using current technology (and no…