We Are In This Universe; The Universe Is In Us
The latest installment of the excellent Symphony of Science series is out, and like every one of them it’s a…
Buy Some Eclipse Glasses for the Upcoming Annular Eclipse or Venus Transit
[/caption] There are two amazing events coming up that you're going to want to watch: the May 20th Annular Eclipse,…
Alien Life May Not Be So Alien – If It Exists At All
[/caption] Are we too hopeful in our hunt for extraterrestrial life? Regardless of exoplanet counts, super-Earths and Goldilocks zones, the…
More Evidence of Mars’ Watery Past
[/caption] ESA's Mars Express orbiter has sent back images revealing terrain that seems to have been sculpted by flowing water,…
Light From a ‘SuperEarth’ Detected for the First Time
[/caption] The star 55 Cancri has been a source of joy and firsts for planet hunters. Not only was it…
Searching for Exoplanet Oceans More Challenging Than First Thought
[/caption] As astronomers continue to discover more exoplanets, the focus has slowly shifted from what sizes such planets are, to…
The Bright and Dark Side of Vesta’s Craters
[/caption] Bright craters, dark craters... craters shaped like butterflies... they're all represented here in a panorama made from images acquired…
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SpaceX Dragon Launch Slides to May 19
[/caption]SpaceX has announced that the upcoming launch of the firms Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft on the commercial COTS 2…
Earth Has Less Water Than You Think
[/caption] If you were to take all of the water on Earth -- all of the fresh water, sea water,…
Carnival of Space #248
[/caption] This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by our pal Ray Sanders at his Dear Astronomer blog. Click here…