Astronomy Without A Telescope – Enough With The Dark Already
[/caption] The recent WiggleZ galaxy survey data further confirming that the universe is expanding with a uniform acceleration prompted a…
Last Ever Shuttle Journeys out to the Launch Pad; Photo Gallery
[/caption]KENNEDY SPACE CENTER – The last shuttle that will ever blast to space has journeyed from the cavernous Vehicle Assembly…
Saturday at the Movies: “Plan of the City”
What if you could launch your city, building by building, and resettle on Mars? "Plan of the City" is a…
200th Carnival of Space
A Carnival of Space milestone: the 200th edition of CoS!! Congrats for the longevity of this collective sharing of space…
Opportunity Surpasses 30 KM Driving and Snaps Skylab Crater in 3 D
[/caption] With her most recent drive of 482 feet (146.8 meters) on June 1, 2011 (Sol 2614), NASA’s Opportunity Mars…
Supernova Discovered in M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
A new supernova (exploding star) has been discovered in the famous Whirlpool Galaxy, M51. M51, The Whirlpool galaxy is a…
Free Book Downloads! National Academies Press Offers More Than 4,000 Titles
Are you hungry for knowledge? Well, if you've got a filet mignon appetite and a hamburger budget, then get in…
LOFAR So Far… Digging Deep Into Our Universe
[/caption] The International LOFAR telescope is a Pan-European collaborative project led by ASTRON Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy. The radio…
Cassini at Saturn, the Movie
Science becomes art! A unique and stunning compilation of images of the Saturn system from the Cassini mission. Created by…
Revealing A Hybrid Star Cluster
[/caption] Almost a century ago, astronomers Shapley and Melotte began classifying star clusters. This rough, initial go-around took in the…