Astronomy Without A Telescope – Our Inferred Universe
[/caption] The universe is a big place - and getting bigger all the time - so at a large scale…
Finding the Failed Supernovae
[/caption] When high mass stars end their lives, they explode in monumental supernovae. But, when the most massive of these…
Profile of a Lonely Galaxy
[/caption] The vast majority of galaxies exist in clusters. These clusters are joined on larger scales by filaments and sheets…
‘In Flight’ Shuttle Orbiter retirement display planned by Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
[/caption] ‘In Flight’ …. That’s the heart of the dramatic plan to showcase a Space Shuttle Orbiter being proposed by…
SDO’s Crazy-Looking Sun Due to Syzygy
[/caption] It looks like something is eating the Sun in recent pictures from the Solar Dynamics Observatory -- and in…
The Great Moon Hoax of 1835
[/caption] Say the words “Moon Hoax” these days, and everyone thinks you are talking about the people who don’t believe…
Webb Telescope FAQs
How is the James Webb Space Telescope different than the Hubble Space Telescope? What will JWST be looking for when…
Mars’ Misty Mountains
[/caption] Looking like Mars' version of Land of the Lost, these two mist-capped volcanoes are located in the Tharsis region…
What Will Airplanes of the Future Look Like?
[/caption] Will aircraft of the future look something like this? Project NACRE (New Aircraft Concepts Research) has this wide-body aircraft…
New Studies: Planetary Rings Harbor Records of Past Smash-Ups
[/caption] Planetary rings are more than just astronomical marvels -- they're also a sort of archive, chronicling histories of impacts…