Tranquillityite – Moon Mineral Found In Western Australia
[/caption] When it comes to our natural human curiosity, we want to know if there's something new out there... something…
Journal Club: On Nothing
[/caption] According to Wikipedia, a journal club is a group of individuals who meet regularly to critically evaluate recent articles…
Virtual Star Parties, More Astronomers Needed
For those of you following me on Google+, you know that I've been hosting virtual star parties with Phil Plait…
Exomoons? Kepler‘s On The Hunt
[/caption] Recently, I posted an article on the feasibility of detecting moons around extrasolar planets. It was determined that exceptionally…
Analysis of the First Kepler SETI Observations
[/caption] As the Kepler space telescope begins finding its first Earth-sized exoplanets, with the ultimate goal of finding ones that…
Ask An Astronaut: Mike Fossum
[/caption]Following up on our successful "Ask Dr. Alan Stern" interview, we're continuing our "Ask" series. This time, Universe Today readers…
A Solar Flare of Many Colors
Here's a great look at a beautiful, leaping C2.2-Class solar flare from the Sun on January 5, 2012. The Solar…
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Dazzling Photos of the International Space Station Crossing the Moon!
[/caption] Has the International Space Station (ISS) secretly joined NASA’s newly arrived GRAIL lunar twins orbiting the Moon? No -…
Weekly Space Hangout for Jan. 5th, 2012
This was the first weekly space hangout, run as a Hangout on Air in Google+. On the agenda: NASA's GRAIL…
Unlocking Cosmology With Type 1a Supernovae
[/caption]Let's face it, cosmologists catch a lot of flack. It's easy to see why. These are people who routinely publish…