A Varying Venusian Vortex
Our neighboring planet Venus really is a world of extremes; searing surface temperatures, crushing air pressure, sulfuric acid clouds...Venus pretty…
‘Sonic Booms’ in Space Linked to Star Formation
[/caption] Its true there is no sound in empty interstellar space, but the Herschel space observatory has observed the cosmic…
Iridium Next Prepares to Ride the Falcon
[/caption] To date, Iridium NEXT is the largest commercial space launch contract with any single entity. All total, the contract…
Where In The Universe Challenge #144
Here’s this week’s image for the Where In The Universe Challenge, to test your visual knowledge of the cosmos. You…
A Twisted Sister Galaxy
[/caption] This is an older image from Hubble but I came across it today and wanted to share it. It…
Asteroid Observing Alert
[/caption] A newly discovered asteroid could provide one of the best recent viewing opportunities for amateur astronomers, according to the…
A New Way to Visualize Warped Space and Time
[/caption] Trying to understand the warping of space and time is something like visualizing a scene from Alice in Wonderland…
At Shuttle Program’s Twilight, Tears and Cheers as Triumphs and Tragedies are Remembered
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – With the shuttle program’s end less than three months away, NASA took time to honor the…
NASA Selects Museums in Florida, California, New York and the Smithsonian for retiring Space Shuttles
[/caption] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden today unveiled the winners in the bidding war to become home to one of NASA’s…
FBI Memo Does Not Prove Aliens Crash Landed in Roswell
[/caption] A 1950 FBI memo is creating some recent buzz by UFO supporters who say this provides “smoking gun” evidence…