Latest Satellite Images of Eyjafjallajokull, the Volcano that Keeps on Giving
[/caption] Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull Volcano continues to spew out a thick plume of ash. Seen here on May 11, 2010, the…
Where In The Universe Challenge #104
It’s time once again for another Where In The Universe Challenge. Test your visual knowledge of the cosmos by naming…
Carnival of Space #153
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by our good friend Stuart Atkinson at Cumbrian Sky. Click here to read…
One Moment, Two Worlds
[/caption] The New York Times Lens Blog came up with a great idea: They called it "A Moment in Time,"…
X-Ray Observations Find Evidence for “Missing Matter” in the Universe
[/caption] From a Chandra press release: Scientists have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton to detect a vast…
Runaway Star Needs Its Own Reality Docu-Drama
[/caption] In an astronomical version of "Biggest Loser" meets "Survivor," a heavy weight star has been kicked out of its…
Black Hole Gets Kicked Out of Galaxy
[/caption] Supermassive black holes are thought to lie at the center of most large galaxies. But off in a distant…
Young Stars Blast a Hole in Space
[/caption] There is a black patch of space in NGC 1999, and for years astronomers have thought it was just…
Universe Puzzle No. 13
How did you do in last week's Universe Puzzle? Did you figure out an answer, but didn't write up your…
Newton’s Apple Tree to Defy Gravity on Upcoming Shuttle Mission
[/caption] As the space shuttle crew arrived at Kennedy Space Center for Thursday's scheduled launch of the STS-132 mission, already…