New Technique Separates the Modest Red Giants From the … Giant Red Giants
Based on results from the first year of the Kepler mission, researchers have learned a way to distinguish two different…
From the Earth and Moon (and Russia) With Love
[/caption] This stunning picture of the Moon and Earth was taken by Russia's new Elektro-L spacecraft, a weather-forecasting satellite that…
New Image: Rosy Glow of Starbirth, Just in Time for Spring
[/caption] Just in time for the start of spring, the ESO's Very Large Telescope has captured this stunning new image…
Keeping Astronauts Safe from Meteoroids
[/caption] About 100 tons of meteoroids bombard the Earth’s atmosphere every day. For spacecraft in Earth orbit, a collision with…
MESSENGER’s First Image from Orbit of Mercury
[/caption] Here it is, the first image taken by the MESSENGER spacecraft since entering orbit around Mercury on March 17,…
Cosmology 101: The End
[/caption] Welcome back to the third, and last, installment of Cosmology 101. So far, we've covered the history of the…
Japan’s Trash-laden HTV-2 Undocks from ISS
[/caption] Japan's HTV-2 Kounotori resupply ship undocked from the International Space Station at 15.45 GMT on March 28, and will…
Amazing Image: Kepler’s Transiting Exoplanets
[/caption] Wow. This remarkable visualization shows every Kepler planetary candidate host star with its transiting companion in silhouette. Jason Rowe…
How to Wake Up an Astronaut: Vote Now
From folk to boogey-woogey to cute kids singing, you’ve got 10 original choices for which song should be the winner…
Fancy doing a Messier Marathon this Weekend?
[/caption] If you are new to astronomy, you may ask "what is a Messier Marathon and how do I do…