Astronomers Watch Superstorm Raging on Distant Exoplanet
[/caption] Likely, future interstellar flights will not include the exoplanet HD209458b as a featured get-away destination. Not only is this…
Sixth Annual Southern California Astronomy Exposition
Don’t miss the Southern California Astronomy Expo (SCAE) on Saturday, July 10th and Saturday, July 17th, 2010 at Oceanside Photo…
One Year of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: Top Ten Finds
[/caption] One year ago today, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) officially reached orbit about the Moon, and in the past…
Best Class Project Ever: 7th Graders Find a Cave on Mars
[/caption] Tip number one on "How to impress your classmates:" Find a mysterious cave on Mars. A group of 16…
Israel Launches Spy Satellite
[/caption] Israel launched an "Ofeq 9" satellite on Tuesday, an advanced remote sensing satellite that likely is capable of high…
Carnival of Space #159
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang over at Next Big Future. Click here to read the…
Hubble Captures Beautiful Baby Stars
[/caption] Within the Large Magellenic Cloud is one of the most active star forming regions in our nearby Universe. This…
John Glenn: Keep the Space Shuttles Flying
[/caption] US spaceflight legend John Glenn has weighed in on the current human spaceflight debate, releasing an 8-page paper outlining…
Gulf Oil Leak: Day 62 Update
[/caption] Here's the latest satellite image of the BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil keeps spreading…
Maybe ET’s Calling, But We Have the Wrong Phone
[/caption] To date, SETI (Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence) has focused on ETs who 'phone home' using the radio part of…