LRO Images Apollo 12 Landing Site
[/caption] Back in July when the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter team released stunning images from several Apollo landing sites, it was…
Countdown to Brand New Hubble Images
[/caption] It's a countdown of cosmic proportions! In just six days, NASA will release the first images from the newly…
White Dwarf “Close” to Exploding as Supernova
ESA’s XMM-Newton orbiting X-ray telescope has uncovered the first close-up of a white dwarf star that could explode into a…
Andromeda Galaxy Eating the Neighborhood
[/caption] From Earth, the Andromeda Galaxy looks like a calm, bright galaxy, and is visible with the naked eye in…
Love Mars? Then This is For You
[/caption] We frequently ooh and aah over the images returned by the HiRISE camera from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and…
“What Was That Big Star Next to the Moon Last Night?”
[/caption] Anyone ask you that question this morning? Jupiter was only 3 degrees from the Moon last night, making a…
UFOs, a Green Venus and Sun Gobbling? Isn’t That Going a Little Far, Mrs Hatoyama?
[/caption]"While my body was asleep, I think my soul rode on a triangular-shaped UFO and went to Venus." This might…
Climate Change and Earth’s Cryosphere
Even though most of us do not live in the polar regions or don't even see icebergs or ice sheets…
Fake But Funny NASA Press Release
It's nice to see the folks at NASA have a sense of humor and can poke fun at themselves. The…
What Planets Are Visible Tonight?
Are you interested in knowing what planets are visible tonight? Almost every night of the year, some planet in our…