Surprise! NASA Gets Two ‘Free’ Hubble-like Space Telescopes
[/caption] NASA will be getting two unused space surveillance satellites from the US’s National Reconnaissance Office, which could possibly be…
Stunning Partial Lunar Eclipse Images from June 4, 2012
[/caption] Early on June 4th, the full "Strawberry" Moon passed through the shadow of Earth, producing a partial lunar eclipse.…
Enter the Universe Today “Wonders of the Universe” Contest!
If you've seen the excellent BBC/Science Channel series "Wonders of the Universe," you know that host Brian Cox's natural enthusiasm…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: June 4-10, 2012
[/caption] Greeting, fellow SkyWatchers! It's gonna' be a great week! We start off with a partial lunar eclipse of the…
Carnival of Space #252
[/caption] This week's Carnival of Space is hosted, very appropriately, by Gadi Eidelheit the team over at the Venus Transit…
When Everything On Earth Died
[/caption] Hey, remember that one time when 90% of all life on Earth got wiped out? I don't either. But…
A Banner Week for Commercial Spaceflight
[/caption] While SpaceX stole the headlines with their Dragon spacecraft making the first private cargo run to the International Space…
Awesome Video of a Dragon’s Descent!
Just in from SpaceX and NASA, here's a video of the descent of the Dragon capsule on the morning of…
Astronomers Take “Baby Picture” of an Incredibly Distant Galaxy
[/caption] Astronomers from Arizona State University have grabbed an image of a dim, distant galaxy, seeing it as it looked…
Weekly Space Hangout for May 31, 2012
In this episode of the Weekly Space Hangout, we're joined by special guest Robert Nemiroff from Astronomy Picture of the…