Last Day of Summer
Summertime is a joyous time for so many reasons. There’s the sense of vacation, that feeling of freedom we remember…
Cosmology
[/caption] Ever wonder why we are here, how and why the universe that we inhabit came to be, and what…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Blazar Jets
[/caption] Polar jets are often found around objects with spinning accretion disks – anything from newly forming stars to ageing…
Former NASA Chief Shares Experiences of Deadly Plane Crash
Former NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe was on the "Today" show yesterday and recounted how he survived a plane crash in…
Breaking News: The Sun Worked 175 Years Ago!
[/caption]You'll have to forgive my title. After writing so many articles as moderately as I could, I couldn't help but…
Carnival of Space #174
[/caption] A little late posting this one, but here's this week's Carnival of Space, hosted by David Portree over at…
Virtual Observatory Discovers New Cataclysmic Variable
[/caption]In my article two weeks ago, I discussed how data mining large surveys through online observatories would lead to new…
Understanding the Unusual LCROSS Ejecta Plume
LCROSS was an unusual mission, in that it relied on an impact in order to study a planetary body. Not…
Water on the Moon and Much, Much More: Latest LCROSS Results
[/caption] A year ago, NASA successfully slammed a spent Centaur rocket into Cabeus Crater, a permanently shadowed region at the…
The Strange Warm Spot of upsilon Andromedae b
[/caption] If you set a big black rock outside in the Sun for a few hours, then go and touch…