Astronomy Cast Ep. 462: Modeling the Weather
Have you noticed that weather forecasting has gotten much better in the last few years? Thanks to weather satellites, weather…
Covert NRO Satellite Fades into Capes Cloudy Night Skies Shrouded in Liftoff Secrecy: Gallery – As ULA Atlas Wins Landsat Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL — As one Atlas rocket carrying a covert spy satellite for the U.S. National…
Good News Everyone! There are Fewer Deadly Undiscovered Asteroids than we Thought
According to a new analysis, the number of undiscovered and potentially-hazardous asteroids could be lower than previously thought.
Looking for Signs of Life on Distant Planets Just Got Easier
A recent study from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) has produced a new 3-D model for determining exoplanet…
Sky Pointing Curiosity Captures Breathtaking Vista of Mount Sharp and Crater Rim, Climbs Vera Rubin Seeking Hydrated Martian Minerals
5 years after a heart throbbing Martian touchdown, Curiosity is climbing Vera Rubin Ridge in search of “aqueous minerals” and…
Nope, our Temporary Moon Isn’t Space Junk, it’s an Asteroid
A team of astronomers from the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory has confirmed that Earth's "temporary Moon" is…
Bigelow and ULA are Sending a Habitat to Lunar Orbit by 2022
Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance announced on Tuesday that they'll be sending their own inflatable habitat to lunar orbit…
Where Do Comets Come From? Exploring the Oort Cloud
Some comets orbit the Sun on a regular basis, but others come in from deep space, a region known as…
Forecast for Titan: Cold, with a Chance of Noxious Ice Clouds
One of the many interesting finds made by the Cassini orbiter before it crashed into Saturn was evidence of a…
More Evidence Presented in Defense of Planet 9
A new study by a team from the University of Michigan has shown how Planet 9 could have prevented TNOs…