Astronomy Without A Telescope – The Edge Of Significance
[/caption] Some recent work on Type 1a supernovae velocities suggests that the universe may not be as isotropic as our…
Stellar Superburst: Neutron Star Blows Away Model
[/caption]Imagine an event so catastrophic that it pours more energy out in three hours than the Sun does in a…
Cassini’s Majestic Saturn Moon Quintet
[/caption] Check out this gorgeous new portrait of a Saturnian moon quintet taken by Earths’ emissary - NASA's Cassini Orbiter.…
Even Small Galaxies Can Have Big Black Holes
[/caption] The Hubble Space Telescope has done it again. By utilizing a slitless grism, the Wide Field Camera 3 has…
Dramatic Videos of Station Undocking, Gorgeous Earth Descent and Soyuz Touchdown by Russian American Trio
http://youtu.be/vhOQ1Xz7oOo Video Caption: Soyuz Trio Lands in Kazakhstan - The Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Ron Garan and his fellow…
Attention Public Relations: Here’s What Internet News Wants From You
This is a summary of a talk I gave recently. There was enough slack-jawed astonishment from public relations folks that…
Expedition 28 Soyuz Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan
[/caption] The three man Soyuz TMA-21 crew of cosmonauts and astronauts comprising of Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, Expedition 28 commander Andrey…
Construction Begins on the 1st Space-Bound Orion Crew Module
[/caption] Production of NASA’s first space-bound Orion crew module has at last begun at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in…
Milky Way Arm Wrestles With Dark Matter
[/caption] For a good number of years, astronomers have hypothesized the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy has been loaded up with dark…
SLS: NASA’s Next Big Thing
[/caption] NASA has officially unveiled the plan for their next large-scale rocket: the Space Launch System, or SLS, will provide…