Hitchcock Haunts a Nebula
[/caption] First impression after seeing this new image of NGC 3324? It’s Alfred Hitchcock, bulbous nose and all (see image…
Russia Will Begin Hunt For Extrasolar Planets
[/caption] Located just south of Saint Petersburg on Pulkovo Heights, one of the greatest Russian Observatories of all times -…
2012 BX34: Behind the Scenes in the Discovery of a Near Earth Asteroid
[/caption] Several blockbuster movies, television shows and commercials have depicted the discovery of an asteroid heading towards Earth and usually,…
New Study Reveals Little Ice Age Triggered By Volcanism
[/caption] In a study led by the University of Colorado Boulder with co-authors at the National Center for Atmospheric Research…
Casting Swords into Space Observatories
[/caption] Editor’s note – Bruce Dorminey is a science journalist and author of Distant Wanderers: The Search for Planets beyond…
IBEX Captures ‘Alien’ Material From Beyond Our Solar System
[/caption] If we could board the starship Enterprise-D and were able to look through Giordi LaForge's visor we might be…
“Cool” Gas May Be At The Root Of Sunspots
[/caption] Although well over 40 years old, the Dunn Solar Telescope at Sunspot, New Mexico isn't going to be looking…
Test Your Knowledge and Skills with NASA’s New Online Games
[/caption]This week, NASA has launched its first multi-player online game on Facebook to test players' knowledge of the space program,…
Newsreel Footage of Explorer 1
Here's a blast from the past: 54 years ago on January 31, 1958, Explorer 1 was the first satellite sent…