Where Could Humans Survive in our Solar System?
[/caption] If humans were forced to vacate Earth, where is the next best place in our solar system for us…
Amazing and Marvelous Mars Dunes
[/caption] I see the Bad Astronomer has beat me to the punch by posting this image before I could. But…
Satellite Map
[/caption] There are thousands of satellites overhead in space right now, and many of them are being used to map…
Spacecraft Detects Mysterious “Ribbon” at Edge of Solar System
[/caption] Since it launched a year ago, the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has been monitoring heliosphere and how our Sun…
If We Live in a Multiverse, How Many Are There?
[/caption] Theoretical physics has brought us the notion that our single universe is not necessarily the only game in town.…
More Water on the Moon: Second Instrument Confirms Findings
[/caption] In late September, a team of scientists announced finding water molecule signatures across much of the Moon's surface. Now,…
Tweet Your Way to the Next Space Shuttle Launch
Space shuttle Atlantis rolled out to Launch Pad 39A on Wednesday in preparation for the next shuttle flight, STS-129, currently…
Amateur Astronomer is “Chasing Galileo”
[/caption] A collage of 21-day old Moons, sketched by Galileo, (left), an image from Jane Houston Jones' telescope, center, and…
What is the Aurora Australis?
Aurora australis (also known as the southern lights, and southern polar lights) is the southern hemisphere counterpart to the aurora…
Where In the Universe #75
Here's this week's image for the WITU Challenge, to test your visual knowledge of the cosmos. You know what to…