Solar Minimum Means More Than No Sunspots
[/caption] Since Galileo's time, humans have been going essentially blind following sunspots. But, as our technology advanced, our blindness as…
Why Can We See Multiple ISS Passes Right Now?
[/caption] Last night in the UK, US and Europe, we were spoiled with multiple and bright ISS passes. Not just…
Stellar Super Soaker
[/caption] Located in the constellation of Perseus and just a mere 750 light years from Earth, a young protostar is…
Test Roving NASA’s Curiosity on Earth
[/caption] Just over a year from now, NASA’s Curiosity rover should be driving across fascinating new landscapes on the surface…
Astounding Satellite Views of the Puyehue-Cordón Ash Plume
[/caption] An incredible amount of ash is being spewed from the erupting Puyehue-Cordón Volcano Complex in Chile. This image, taken…
STEREO Spacecraft Provides First Complete Image of Sun’s Far Side
[/caption] Far out! This is the first complete image of the solar far side, the half of the sun invisible…
One Year of the Moon in 2.5 Minutes
We don’t always have the time or ability to see the Moon every night of the year, but this video,…
Measuring Fundamental Constants with Methanol
[/caption] Key to the astronomical modeling process by which scientists attempt to understand our universe, is a comprehensive knowledge of…
Carbon Monoxide Reveals Distant Milky Way Arm
[/caption] Our Milky Way Galaxy's elemental form is hypothesized to be a barred structure - made up of two major…
Carnival of Space #201
Moving on into the second centum of space Carnivals, a brand new CoS is hosted by John Williams over at…