Join Fraser and Dr. Paul Sutter to Tour Costa Rica in March, 2019
Got any holiday plans in March, 2019? Why don't you join me and Dr. Paul Sutter for a trip to…
Here’s the First Image From NOAA’s New Weather Satellite
The NOAA's GOES-17 satellite, a second-generation Earth-observing satellite, recently released its "first light" pictures of Earth.
An Asteroid was Discovered Just Hours Before it Exploded over Africa
A tiny crashed exploded above the skies of Africa on Saturday, June 2nd. It turns out, it had been discovered…
Okay, Last Year’s Kilonova Did Probably Create a Black Hole
The kilonova event that took place last year, where two neutron stars merged, is now believed to have formed a…
Carnival of Space #564
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang at his NextBigCoins blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space…
Pluto has “Sand Dunes”, but Instead of Sand, it’s Grains of Frozen Methane
After reviewing data from the New Horizons mission, an international team of scientists determined that Pluto has dunes made of…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 494: Icy Moons Update 2018
Thanks to Cassini and other spacecraft, we've learned a tremendous amount about the icy worlds in the Solar System, from…
Language in the Cosmos I: Is Universal Grammar Really Universal?
Is there any way we can hope to communicate with aliens? Will they have a concept of language as we…
Engineers Propose a Rocket that Consumes Itself as it Flies to Space
A team of engineers from the University of Glasgow and the Ukraine have proposed a self-eating rocket as a way…
Clearly a Fan. Jeff Bezos Himself Announced that Amazon was Picking up The Expanse
At this year's National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference, Jeff Bezos announced that Amazon Prime would be picking up…