Guest Post: Newly Born: the Science of Astronomy
[/caption] Editor's Note: Astronomy journalist Govert Schilling has written a book that looks at the 100 most important discoveries since…
A Couple of Recent “Behind the Scenes” Interviews
For those who want to learn a bit more about what goes on behind the scenes at Universe Today, here…
More Eye-Popping Video from the June 7 Solar Explosion
Here's more video from the huge explosion on the Sun on June 7, 2011, which began at about 06:41 UTC.…
Galaxy Shapes
[/caption] Science revealed to us that universe as we know it, is composed of billions of galaxies like our own…
Soyuz Launches With New “International” Space Station Crew
In an epitome of internationalism, an international crew of three new ISS crew members -- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Russian…
NASA Releases Spectacular Portrait Photos of Endeavour Docked at the ISS from Soyuz and Paolo Nespoli
[/caption] NASA has at last today (June 7) released the spectacular portrait photos of Endeavour docked at the International Space…
Timelapse: Milky Way from the Dakotas
Growing up in the Dakotas, I can attest to the dark skies that grace the northern plains. However, there is…
Ron Garan’s Videoblog from Space
What is it really like to live in space? ISS astronaut Ron Garan has been steadily communicating his experiences on…
Monster Prominence Erupts from Sun
Early this morning (June 7, 2011) an amazingly massive and spectacular event took place on the Sun; a huge prominence…
STS-134 Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly appears at U2360° Concert in Seattle: Music Video
http://youtu.be/9ydz5-ecdpg Check out this out-of-this-world surprise delivered by the rock band U2 to their concert audience at Quest Field, Seattle…