White Dwarf Stars Predict Our Solar System’s Demise
[/caption] With no more volume than could be contained within a teaspoon, the material that makes up a white dwarf…
Spying on Spy Satellites with Thierry Legault
[/caption] Shhhh! Don’t tell anyone, but we’ve got pictures….. ground-based pictures of secret spy satellites in Earth orbit. We’re not…
Sleeping Beauties: A Galactic Fairye Tale
[/caption] It's a well known fact that galaxies come in two types - either actively forming stars or not. In…
Model Lighting Ordinance Means Preservation Of Future Dark Skies
[/caption] For every astronomer everywhere - and even naturalists - the need to preserve dark skies has been an issue…
MESSENGER Unveiling Mercurys Hidden Secrets
[/caption] NASA’s MESSENGER probe to Mercury, the scorched, innermost planet of our solar system, is sending back so much startling…
Sun Celebrates Solstice With Flare (and a CME)
[/caption] Late in the evening on June 20, 2011 the Sun emitted a long lasting C7.7 class flare (a relatively…
New Comet Approaching!
[/caption] Pan-STARRS... Doesn't that conjure up an image of a faceless stranger whispering in the dark, passing their hand over…
Astronaut Mark Kelly Retires from NASA
[/caption] Astronaut Mark Kelly, commander of the recent STS-134 shuttle mission and husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, announced today via…
Help Scientists Decide on Which KBOs the New Horizons Spacecraft Will Visit
How would you like to help choose an additional destination or two for a spacecraft heading to the outer solar…
Slowing Down Stars
[/caption] One of the long standing challenges in stellar astronomy, is explaining why stars rotate so slowly. Given their large…