Big Find: Citizen Scientists Discover Two Extrasolar Planets
[/caption] Hip-hip hooray for citizen scientists! The first two exoplanet candidates have been identified by members of the public through…
UARS Update: NASA Refines Crashing Satellite’s Debris Region and Location
This video from Analytical Graphics, Inc. shows an updated animated analysis of the break-up of the the 6-ton, bus-sized UARS…
What are the experts saying about SLS?
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – NASA’s recent unveiling of what its Space Launch System or SLS would look like created…
Carnival of Space #215
This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by our very own Steve Nerlich at his very own Cheap Astronomy website.…
Big Ol’ Black Hole Jets
[/caption] Some 20,000 light years away, a black hole named GX 339-4 has produced one of the most exciting visible…
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Rheasilvia – Super Mysterious South Pole Basin at Vesta is Named after Romulus and Remus Roman Mother
http://youtu.be/tYiOOScjPFI Video caption: Rheasilvia Impact Basin and Vesta shape model. This false-color shape model video of the giant asteroid Vesta…
Can You Spot the Running Chicken in this Nebula?
[/caption] A brand new image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope reveals the Lambda Centauri Nebula,…
Commercial Space Roundup
[/caption] By all reports – commercial space is thriving. A number of recent announcements show that the burgeoning “private” space…
Primordial Black Holes, Dark Matter and Stellar Collisions… Oh, My!
[/caption] Well, we're off to see the Wizard again, my friends. This time it's to explore the possibilities of primordial…
Must See Video: Falling NASA UARS Satellite Observed While Still in Orbit
The huge Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) will be plummeting to Earth in an uncontrolled re-entry this week, but here's…