Antimatter/Dark Matter Hunter Ready to be Installed on Space Station
[/caption] One of the most anticipated science instruments for the International Space Station -- which could find the “hidden universe”…
Explore the Solar System on Foot with New iPhone App
Another new iPhone app for astronomy, and this one, called SpaceWalking combines a 3D scale model of the Solar System…
Sound Waves from Distant Star Reveal Magnetic Solar Cycle
[/caption] Astronomers have been able to monitor a the sound waves of a star 100 light years away and found…
Kepler Discovers Multi-Planet System
[/caption] The Kepler mission has discovered a system of two Saturn size planets with perhaps a third planet that is…
Carnival of Space #168
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Bruce over at the Weird Sciences blog. Click here to read the…
Clearing the Confusion on Neptune’s Orbit
[/caption] Last week, Space.com had a great article about how on August 20, 2010, Neptune finally completed one orbit around…
Where In The Universe #116
Here's this week's Where In The Universe Challenge. You know what to do: take a look at this image and…
JAXA Delays Releasing Details of Hayabusa Sample Return
[/caption] No news yet if there are specks of asteroid dust in the Haybusa sample return container. JAXA has decided…
Time Lapse Video of Earth from Space
This time lapse footage was taken by astronaut Don Pettit -- of Saturday Morning Science and the Zero-G coffee cup…
Colliding Galaxies Created the First Black Holes
[/caption] How were the Universe’s first supermassive black holes formed? A new model of the evolution of galaxies and black…