Another Ceasing Cepheid
[/caption] Earlier this year, I wrote an article about a Cepheid variable star named V19 in M31. This Cepheid was…
Naturally Jupiter
As we know, Jupiter's Southern Equatorial Belt has been missing beneath its icy clouds for almost a year now. While…
Leland Melvin remembers the past as he looks forward
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – Most people struggle to find a new path when their primary career ends unexpectedly. Some say…
Discovery Docks at Space Station on Historic Final Voyage with First Human-Robot Crew
[/caption] Space Shuttle Discovery linked up to the International Space Station (ISS) today, Feb. 26, on her historic final voyage…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Knots In Space
[/caption] So finally you possess that most valuable of commodities, a traversable wormhole - and somehow or other you grab…
Delta Leonid Meteors May Show On February 26
If you like keeping track of somewhat obscure meteor showers, tonight will be one of your best opportunities to spot…
New Record: Telescope Finds 19 Near-Earth Asteroids in One Night
[/caption] From a University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy press release: The Pan-STARRS PS1 telescope on Haleakala, Maui, discovered 19…
STS-133 Launch Day Gallery
[/caption] Here's a collection of images from the historic final launch of space shuttle Discovery on February 24, 2011.
SDO Captures a Monster Solar Prominence
The Sun continues to be active! A large-sized (M 3.6 class) flare occurred near the edge of the Sun on…
STS-133 Launches on Historic Final Mission for Shuttle Discovery
[/caption] Overcoming a down-to the-last second problem, space shuttle Discovery made history today, launching on its final mission to orbit.…