Messier 59 – the NGC 4621 Elliptical Galaxy
Located in the southern Virgo constellation, roughly 60 million light-years from Earth, is the spiral galaxy known as Messier 59
Cutting-Edge Astronomy Confirms Most Ancient Galaxy to Date
Using a combined technique, a team of international astronomers have spotted a galaxy 11 billion light years away, making it…
The SpaceX Booster is Back in Town, Legs Quickly Detached: Photo/Video Gallery
PORT CANAVERAL/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - ‘The SpaceX boosters back in town! The boosters back in town!’ paraphrasing the popular…
Carnival of Space #533
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brian Wang at his Next Big Future blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Check Out NASA’s New Instrument that will Look for Life on Enceladus
NASA recently unveiled their SELFI instrument, which will search Enceladus' plumes to look for signs of life in the interior
Using Atmospheric Beacons to Search for Signs of Extra-Terrestrial Life
A new study by a team of NASA scientists has shown how searching for biosignatures known as atmospheric beacons could…
I Still ♥ the ISS: More Reasons to Love the International Space Station
Back in 2008, I professed my feelings, bared my soul and told all about how I absolutely was in love…
SpaceX Matches ULA Single Year Launch Record with KoreaSat, Record Breaker On Tap: Photo/Video Gallery
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - With the stunningly beautiful Halloween eve liftoff of the commercial KoreaSat-5A telecomsat payload from the…
New Method for Researching Activity Around Quasars and Black Holes
A new method devised by a team of Chinese and US researchers could lead to accurate estimates on the masses…
Weekly Space Hangout – Nov. 1, 2017: Dr. Kelly & Zach Weinersmith & “SOONISH”
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…