Carnival of Space #641
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by me at the CosmoQuest blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space…
How Spiral Galaxies Get Their Shape
Spiral galaxies are an iconic form. They're used in product logos and all sorts of other places. We even live…
Wow, Meade Instruments Just Filed for Bankruptcy Protection
Meade Instruments, a company familiar to any backyard astronomer who's drooled over their telescopes, has filed for bankruptcy. The company…
This Galaxy Has Been Home to 5 Supernovae in the Last 20 Years
A NASA image showcases the beauty of the NGC 5468 galaxy, which has experienced 5 supernovae in the last 20…
We Know We’re Made of Stardust. But Did it Come From Red Giants?
We've all heard this one: when you drink a glass of water, that water has already been through a bunch…
Weekly Space Hangout: December 11, 2019 – Charlie Duke and Tom O’Conner from Astrograms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtWjbQMYGNc Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg & ChartYourWorld.org) Dave Dickinson (www.astroguyz.com / @astroguyz) Carolyn Collins Petersen…
Why Does Enceladus Have Stripes at its South Pole?
A study led by the Carnegie Institute of Science has determined why Enceladus' has its mysterious Tiger Stripes.
This is the Milky Way’s Magnetic Field
The Milky Way galaxy has its own magnetic field. It's extremely weak compared to Earth's; thousands of times weaker, in…
NASA’s TESS Watched an Outburst from Comet 46P/Wirtanen
TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, has imaged an outburst from the comet 46P/Wirtanen. It caught the outburst in what…
December Meteor Squalls: Prospects for the 2019 Geminids and Ursids
December means chillier climes for northern hemisphere residents, a time to huddle inside near the campfire, both real and cyber.…