What is Airglow?
[/caption] In many of the photos that we have featured recently from astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a glowing…
Lost in Translation: Cyrillic, Semantics and SpaceX
[/caption] Matters of space flight are no different than other international issues. What is said (or not said as the…
LROC “Treasure Map” Reveals Titanium Deposits
[/caption] At a joint meeting of the European Planetary Science Congress and the American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences,…
Observing Alert – Draconid Meteor Shower Could Unleash A Burst Of Activity On October 8!
[/caption] If you live in the Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East area, then keep watching the clock for…
What Would Earth Look Like from a Distant Star?
As the number of discovered extrasolar planets grows, astronomers begin looking at the next step: finding rocky Earth-like planets. In…
Stunning Timelapse Video of Earth and Sky, Volume 2
Almost a year ago we featured a timelapse video by videographer Dustin Farrell that showed the beauty of our Earth…
Buried Treasure: Astronomers Find Exoplanets Hidden in Old Hubble Data
[/caption] Over the past 21 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has gathered boatloads of data, with the Hubble archive center…
Encapsulating Curiosity for Martian Flight Test
[/caption] With just over 6 weeks to go until the liftoff of Curiosity - NASA’s next Mars rover - prelaunch…
The Crab Gets Cooked With Gamma Rays
[/caption] It's one of the most famous sights in the night sky... and 957 years ago it was bright enough…
Even the Early Universe Had the Ingredients for Life
[/caption] For us carbon-based life forms, carbon is a fairly important part of the chemical makeup of the Universe. However,…