Messier 43 – the De Marian’s Nebula
Located in the direction of the Orion constellation, roughly 1600 light-years from Earth, is the diffuse nebula known as the…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 447: Animals in Space Pt. 3: Dogs, Monkeys and More
For the final episode in our 3-part episode about animals in space, we look at the largest animals to go…
Digital Society Boosted by Stunning SpaceX Launch Delivering Inmarsat Mobile Broadband Satellite to Orbit – Photo/Video Gallery
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The worlds emerging ‘Digital Society’ gained a big boost following SpaceX’s stunningly beautiful twilight launch…
Are There Dark Matter Galaxies? ft. Sarah Pearson from Space with Sarah
We know there’s dark matter, and there are galaxies, but are there galaxies entirely made up of dark matter? Astronomer…
The Star That Probably Doesn’t Have an Alien Megastructure (But Maybe it Does) is Dimming Again
The mysterious star that was found to be dimming in 2015 (prompting speculation about an alien megastucture) has been spotted…
This is Important! Students Are Figuring Out How to Make Beer on the Moon
A team of bioengineering students from UC San Diego has successfully created an experiment to test if beer can be…
Space Station-Based Experiment Might Have Found Evidence of Dark Matter Destroying Itself
Two studies conducted independently of each other (using data obtained aboard the ISS) have provided a possible glimpse of dark…
The Circinus Constellation
Located in the southern skies is the faint constellation of Circinus, one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the…
It’s Been Three Years Since We’ve Had a Supernova This Close
Earlier this month, amateur astronomer Patrick Wiggins spotted a type II supernova, which happened to be the closest to our…
Weekly Space Hangout – May 19, 2017: Eric Fisher of Labfundr
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Eric Fisher is the head of Labfundr, a Canadian crowdsourcing platform for science research…