Night Sky Guide: January 2012

13 years ago

[/caption] January brings us striking views of the night skies! You'll be able to see well known constellations during the…

Phobos-Grunt Re-Entry Animation

13 years ago

When and where will Russia's Phobos-Grunt satellite crash back to Earth? It's too early to tell, but the engineers from…

Want Astronomy Apps? There’s a Catalog for That

13 years ago

[/caption] With the plethora of mobile apps now available for astronomy applications, it's hard to keep track of them all.…

Little Galaxies Are Big on Dark Matter

13 years ago

[/caption] Dark matter... It came into existence at the moment of the Big Bang. Within its confines, galaxies formed and…

5 Hours of Beautiful Comet Lovejoy in 30 Seconds

13 years ago

Colin Legg from Esperance, Australia has been documenting Comet Lovejoy's holiday gift to the southern hemisphere, and this is his…

LRO Lets You Stand on the Rim of Aristarchus Crater

13 years ago

[/caption] Have you ever you looked up at the bright, cavernous Aristarchus Crater on the Moon through a telescope or…

ASU Researchers Propose Looking for Ancient Alien Artifacts on the Moon

13 years ago

[/caption] Two researchers at Arizona State University (ASU) have made a rather controversial proposal: have the public and other researchers…

2011 Review for NASA

13 years ago

Review of events from NASA in 2011.

Echoes From η Carinae’s Great Eruption

13 years ago

[/caption] During the mid 1800's, the well known star η Carinae underwent an enormous eruption becoming for a time, the…