Carnival of Space #192
A brand new Carnival of Space, this time hosted in Spain by Francisco Sevilla over at Vega 0.0 Click here…
Dancing Spiral Magnetic Loops on the Sun
Cascades of spiraling magnetic loops observed in extreme ultraviolet light by Solar Dynamics Observatory danced and twisted above an active…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Our Unlikely Solar System
[/caption] Recent modeling of Sun-like stars with planetary systems, found that a system with four rocky planets and four gas…
Countdown to Yuri’s Night and the 50th Anniversary of Human Spaceflight !
Mark your calendars. April 12, 2011 marks the 50th Anniversary of Human Spaceflight and Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s astonishing First Orbit…
How Would a Government Shutdown Affect NASA?
[/caption] The big question weighing on the minds of anyone involved or interested in US space exploration is how a…
How to find Saturn in the Sky this Weekend
If you want to find the planet Saturn in the sky this weekend, but aren't sure where to look, this…
Spring Fireballs
For reasons yet unknown, the rate of midnight fireballs increases during the weeks around the vernal equinox. It's a beautiful…
Halos Gone MAD
[/caption] One of the successes of the ΛCDM model of the universe is the ability for models to create structures…
Curiosity Mars Rover Almost Complete
[/caption] NASA’s massive ‘Curiosity’ rover is almost ready to begin the first leg of its long trek to the surface…
10 Years of the Mars Odyssey
[/caption] A 2001 space odyssey indeed! On this day in 2001, the Mars Odyssey spacecraft launched, and now, 3,333 days…