Here Comes Comet Heinze for the Holidays
Yeah, we're still all waiting for that next great “Comet of the Century” to make its presence known. In the…
Oops, low energy LEDs are increasing light pollution
According to a new study by an international team of scientists, the widespread use of LED lights could be bad…
The Genesis Project: Using Robotic Gene Factories to Seed the Galaxy with Life
Dr. Claudius Gros explains the purpose, intent, and technology behind Project Genesis, which seeks to seed "transiently habitable" exoplanets with…
Weekly Space Hangout – Nov. 29, 2017: Dean Regas’ “100 Things to See in the Night Sky”
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
Carnival of Space #537
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by my at the CosmoQuest blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space…
Every Time Lightning Strikes, Matter-Antimatter Annihilation Happens too
A new study from a team of Japanese researchers has shown that matter-antimatter annihilations happen as a result of lightning…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 467: Resonance
Many of the moons and planets across the Universe are in resonance with each other and their star. What causes…
Messier 61- the NGC 4303 Barred Spiral Galaxy
Located in the Virgo cluster, roughly 52.5 million light-years from Earth, is the intermediate spiral galaxy known as Messier 61
The Earth Does Stop the Occasional Neutrino
A new study by the IceCube collaboration has shown that Earth stops the occasional neutrino, thus confirming a prediction made…
The Next Mars Rover’s Wheels Won’t Get Torn Apart by the Red Planet
Scientists and engineers at NASA's Glenn Research Center have prepared a next-generation tire which will fare much better on Mars…