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…
Global Lunar Week – April 10 to 16, 2011
[/caption] In 2009, hundreds of thousands of people participated in one way or another with the International Year of Astronomy,…
Space Telescopes Observe Unprecedented Explosion
[/caption] From a NASA press release: NASA's Swift, Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have teamed up to study…
Particle Physicists See Something Little That Could be Really Big
[/caption] Physicists from Fermilab have seen a “bump” in their data that could indicate a brand new particle unlike any…
Real-time Observatory Captures Stunning Recent Auroras
[/caption] The online observatory AuroraMAX, which offers live-streaming views of Canada’s northern lights, has seen an uptick in recent aurora…
Two Asteroids Passed Close to Earth Wednesday
[/caption] Earth got a double dose of close asteroid flybys on Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Two newly discovered small asteroids…
Astrobiologist, Nobel Prize Winner Baruch Blumberg Dies
[/caption] NASA's first director of the Astrobiology Insitute, and Nobel Prize winner Dr. Baruch "Barry" Blumberg has passed away at…
Where In The Universe Challenge #143
It’s time once again for another Where In The Universe Challenge. Name where in the Universe this image was taken…
Arctic Ozone Levels Reach All-Time Low
In the past, massive ozone loss over Antarctica has grabbed the headlines. But this year, measurements by several different sources…
Awe-Inspiring View of the Milky Way
[/caption] The Chilean Atacama Desert boasts some of the darkest skies on Earth – which is why it is home…