Astrophoto: Noctilucent Clouds by Brendan Alexander
It's Noctilucent Cloud season! And Brendan Alexander in Donegal Ireland captured this beautiful view on the morning of June 18,…
“Alien Prometheus Prominence” Hovers Over the Sun
Seen the movie “Prometheus” yet? If so, you may recognize one of the creatures in an eerie but beautiful prominence…
Carnival of Space #254
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by our pal John Williams over at Starry Critters! Click here to read…
Blue Marble 2012: The Arctic Edition
This latest portrait of Earth from NASA's Suomi NPP satellite puts the icy Arctic in the center, showing the ice…
Could ‘Mirror Neutrons’ Account for Unobservable Dark Matter?
Could mirror universes or parallel worlds account for dark matter -- the ‘missing’ matter in the Universe? In what seems…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: June 18-24, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Let's begin the week with some awesome galactic studies and enjoy a meteor shower during Summer Solstice!…
Milky Way to Concordia Base… Come In, Concordia Base…
This stunning photo of the Milky Way was captured from what may be the coldest and most isolated research facility…
Astrophoto: Star Trails from Italy
Caption: 'Cerchi di stelle' -- Circles of stars. Credit: Gerlos on Flickr. This beautiful view of star trails was captured…
Shenzhou-9 Crew Docks and Enters Chinese Spacelab
The crew of the Chinese Shenzhou-9 spacecraft docked today with the Tiangong-1 mini-spacelab and the three taikonauts entered the small…
Top Secret Air Force Mini Shuttle lands after Record-Setting Stay in Space
Image Caption: 2nd X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Successfully Completes 1st Flight by landing at Vandernberg AFB, Calif., on June 16,…