R2 the Space Robot Does Detroit
[/caption] Not sure if it speaks Bocce or understands the binary language of moisture evaporators, but the next generation of…
New Hubble Images Show Pluto is Changing
Pluto-philes (and astronomers, too) have always bemoaned the fact that the best image of the principal dwarf planet wase just…
Countdown is on for Last Night Launch of Space Shuttle
[/caption] Note: Nancy Atkinson is at Kennedy Space Center covering the launch of STS-130 The official countdown clock is ticking…
GRB Central Engines Observed in Nearby Supernovae?
[/caption] Are the relativistic jets of long gamma ray bursts (GRBs) produced by brand new black holes? Do some core-collapse…
Double Hubble Sequence Shows Galaxies Go Spiral
[/caption] Galaxies come in all sorts of shapes. But in the past, the various galaxy shapes used to be more…
Pretty Picture of the Week: NGC 3603
[/caption] This magnificent image of the giant stellar nursery surrounding NGC 3603 was taken by the Very Large Telescope at…
Beautiful Pics
Here are some beautiful pics of space and astronomy. [/caption] This is a picture of NASA Mission Specialist Bruce McCandless…
Special Edition of This Week in Space: NASA’s New Budget
Miles O'Brien talks with several of the names in the news this week regarding the controversial NASA budget decisions: NASA…
Journey Around A Black Hole – Epsilon Aurigae
Now that the Moon is absent from the early evening picture, are you ready to journey around a black hole?…
Huge Fireball Reported Over Ireland
We're seeing reports popping up on the internet of a huge fireball spotted over Ireland at around 6pm local time…