Where In The Universe #69
Here's this week's image for the WITU Challenge, to test your visual knowledge of the cosmos, and I swear, this…
LRO Sees Bouncing, Rolling Boulders on the Moon
[/caption] Think nothing ever happens on the Moon? New images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera shows spectacular views of…
Do We Look Like This Edge-On?
[/caption] Unfortunately, the Universe isn't equipped with any three-panel dressing room mirrors, so we can't see what our own Milky…
Astronomers Find Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole Yet
[/caption] A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away there was a supermassive black hole….. Astronomers from the…
New Way to Measure Curvature of Space Could Unite Gravity Theory
[/caption] Einstein's general theory of relativity describes gravity in terms of the geometry of both space and time. Far from…
Satellite Images of California Wildfires, Mt. Wilson Update
[/caption] The wildfires near Los Angeles have spread to over 100,000 acres. The Los Angeles Times reported that the fire…
Watch Saturn’s Rings Disappear (Video)
On September 4, 2009, Earth's orbital motion will carry it through the same plane as Saturn's rings. From our vantage…
After Loss of Lunar Orbiter, India Looks to Mars Mission
[/caption] After giving up on re-establishing contact with the Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan…
Is The Milky Way Doomed By Galactic Bombardment?
[/caption] As scientists attempt to learn more about how galaxies evolve, an open question has been whether collisions with our…
What are Divergent Boundaries?
Divergent boundaries are one of the bi-products of plate tectonics. As the name implies, divergent boundaries are formed when two…