The Workings of our Solar System Creates Beautiful Musical Palindrome
If you like math, music and space (separately or in any combination) you're gonna love this. Musician Daniel Starr-Tambor has…
New Book: Night Sky Companion 2012
For those of us interested in the night sky, what could be better than having an astronomer for a friend?…
Titan’s Layered Atmosphere is Surprisingly Earth-Like
[/caption] Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, is in some ways the most Earth-like world in the solar system, with…
First-Ever Image of a Black Hole to be Captured by Earth-Sized Scope
[/caption] "Sgr A* is the right object, VLBI is the right technique, and this decade is the right time." So…
Clear Satellite View of Earth’s Newest Island
[/caption] Want to get away from it all? Here's the newest deserted island on Earth. In late December, we reported…
Who Owns Space History, the Public or the Astronauts?
[/caption] Former NASA astronaut Jim Lovell came under fire last week when he sold a personal memento from his tenure…
The Eagle Nebula as You’ve Never Seen it Before
[/caption] Here's a stunning new look deep inside the iconic "Pillars of Creation." As opposed to the famous Hubble Space…
Carnival of Space #232
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by our very own Amy Shira Teitel at her very own website, Vintage…
Planck Spacecraft Loses Its Cool(ant) But Keeps Going
[/caption] After two and a half years of observing the Cosmic Microwave Background, the ESA Planck spacecraft’s High Frequency Instrument…
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SpaceX Delays Upcoming 1st Dragon Launch to ISS
[/caption] The first test launch of a commercially built spacecraft to the International Space Station has been delayed by its…