Watch SETI Webcast This Week
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is sponsoring a workshop this week on the past and next 50 years of…
Daylight Occultation of Venus by the Moon
On September 11, 2010 South Africa had an amazing view of a full daylight occultation of Venus by the Moon,…
Astronomers Find 14 New Trans-Neptunian Objects Hiding in Hubble Data
[/caption] Out beyond the orbit of Neptune lurk millions of icy bodies called Trans-Neptunian Objects. We haven’t found and seen…
The final rollover for Discovery – SpacePod 2010.09.13
While rollover actually happened on September 9th, I thought it may be fitting to post our rollover/tribute video to Discovery.…
Answers Posted for Recent WITU Challenges
Apologies for not posting the answers to the Where In the Universe Challenges numbers 116 and 117! Does forgetting things…
Astronomy Cast Live from Dragon*Con 2010
In this special live Dragon*Con 2010 episode of Astronomy Cast we welcomed special guest Les Johnson, Deputy Manager for NASA’s…
Carnival of Space #169
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang over at Next Big Future. Click here to read the…
What Is Atomic Mass
[/caption] The answer to 'what is atomic mass' is this: the total mass of the protons, neutrons, and electrons in…
What Is Atmospheric Pressure
[/caption] Just answering the question 'what is atmospheric pressure?' is not enough to give a full understanding of its importance.…
The Hercules Satellite – A Galactic Transitional Fossil
[/caption] On Friday, I wrote about the population of the thick disk and how surveys are revealing that this portion…