Mount Merapi Still Blowing off Steam
[/caption] For about three weeks, Indonesia's Mount Merapi has been belching out lava, as well as ash and gas, clouding…
Hubble Provides Most Detailed Dark Matter Map Yet
[/caption] Using Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, astronomers have been able to chart invisible dark matter in a distant galaxy,…
Europa’s Tidal Processes Give Hints to Our Moon’s Far-side Bulge
[/caption] A self-conscious Moon might ask, “Does my far side look big?” To which lunar scientists would have to reply…
Galaxy Zoo Searches for Supernovae
Aside from categorizing galaxies, another component of the Galaxy Zoo project has been asking participants to identify potential supernovae (SNe).…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 205: Fusion
When the Universe formed after the Big Bang, all we had was hydrogen. But through the process of fusion, these…
First Images From Chang’E 2 Released
[/caption] China’s space agency released the first images taken by the newest lunar orbiter, Chang’E 2. “The relaying back of…
Subatomic Particles
[/caption] Not long ago, scientists believed that the smallest part of matter was the atom; the indivisible, indestructible, base unit…
Star Cluster
[/caption] There are few things in astronomy more awe inspiring and spellbinding than the birth of a star. Even though…
Solar Day
[/caption] Since the dawn of time, human beings have relied on the cycles of the sun, the moon, and the…
Costs for James Webb Telescope Soar — Again
[/caption] The price tag for NASA’s next big space telescope keeps rising and the launch date will likely be delayed…