Enceladus’ Salty Surprise
[/caption] Researchers on the Cassini mission team have identified large salt grains in the plumes emanating from Saturn's icy…
Cygnus X-1: Blue Supergiant Pairs With Black Hole
[/caption] Discovered in 1964 during a rocket flight, Cygnus X-1 holds the record for being the strongest X-ray source seen…
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…