The Ends of the Earth
Pamela Conrad is an astrobiologist with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She recently gave a lecture explaining how to searching cold…
Supernova Shockwave Slams into Stellar Bubble
One of the most famous supernovae in recent memory is SN 1987A, which exploded in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Before…
Saturn’s Rings Have an Atmosphere of their Own
Saturn's rings are separate from the planet they circle, and then even have an atmosphere of their own. During several…
Astrophoto: Green Aurora by John Bunyan
John Bunyan took this picture of green aurora on the 5th August from Washington, USA. This image was taken with…
Predicting Times for Clear Space Weather
When astronauts will be spending more time in space, it'll be helpful to know when there'll be clear "space weather",…
Rhea’s Southern Pole
NASA's Cassini spacecraft took this picture of Rhea, one of Saturn's moons. The reasonably close view is of the moon's…
Sea Ice May Be Increasing in the Antarctic
A new NASA-funded study has discovered that sea ice in the Antarctic might actually be on the increase as global…
New Look for the Milky Way
Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have created a detailed survey of the structure of the Milky Way. Based on…
Astrophoto: NGC 185 by David Moth
David Moth took this picture of NGC 185 from Weymouth, England. David used 10" Newtonian and a Starlight Express MX5C.Do…
Astrophoto: Moon and Venus by Bob Sigall
Bob Sigall took this picture of Venus and Moon setting behind the ridge in Kalihi valley on the 7th August…