Ancient Eclipse-Predicting Computer Rebuilt in Lego
I grew up playing with Legos, but never constructed anything like this! Andrew Carol built a replica of the The…
Asteroid Scheila Sprouts a Tail and Coma
[/caption] When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it turns out to be a comet, of course. Has this…
First Four Exoplanet System Imaged
[/caption] Among one of the first exoplanet systems imaged was HR 8799. In 2008, a team led by Christian Marois…
Incredible Engineering Camera Views of the Space Shuttle in Action
This video is long, but totally worth the time to watch. Whenever there is any issue with the space shuttle,…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Forbidden Planets
[/caption] Binary star systems can have planets – although these are generally assumed to be circumbinary (where the orbit encircles…
Akatsuki Update: Fuel Pressure Drop Likely Caused Insertion Failure
[/caption] While JAXA is still trying to get an exact handle on the problems that the Akatsuki probe sent to…
Nanosail-D Update: Things Look Grim
[/caption] We reported the successful ejection of the Nanosail-D nanosatellite from the satellite that it was launched with earlier this…
WISE Captures an Infrared Shock Wave
[/caption] From a JPL press release: A circular rainbow appears like a halo around an exploded star in this new…
Satellite Images Show Dueling Snowstorms in the US and UK
[/caption] OK, let's duke it out. Who had it worse this past week as far as wintery weather: the entire…
How Are You Celebrating the Year of the Solar System?
There are a lot of solar system space missions coming up, plus – as always – a plethora of astronomical…