Watch Rotating Horns of Venus at Dawn
An old friend greeted us on our morning run yesterday, as we spied Venus in the dawn, 3 days after…
Take a Peek Inside Blue Origin’s New Shepard Crew Capsule
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos provided a sneak peek today into the interior of the New Shepard crew capsule, the…
The Orbit of Pluto. How Long is a Year on Pluto?
Given its extreme distance from the Sun, Pluto has a very long orbital period. As such, a single year on…
What is the Color of Pluto?
Thanks to the New Horizons mission, which conducted the first detailed study of Pluto in 2014, we know that Pluto's…
What is an Astronomical Unit?
The average distance between the Sun and the Earth - 149,597,870.7 km (or 92,955,807 mi) - is known as an…
Successful HotFire Test Sets SpaceX on Course for Historic Relaunch of 1st ‘Flight-Proven’ Rocket
SPACE VIEW PARK/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - This afternoons (Mar. 27) successful hotfire test of a recycled Falcon 9 booster…
Messier 38 – The Starfish Cluster
Located in the direction of the northern Auriga constellation, some light 4,200 years from Earth, is the open star cluster…
Carnival of Space #502
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…
NASA Test Fires New Engine Controlling ‘Brain’ for First SLS MegaRocket Mission
Engineers carried out a critical hot fire engine test firing with the first new engine controlling ‘brain’ that will command…
See Mercury At Dusk, New Comet Lovejoy At Dawn
There are so many cool astronomical sights to see in late March including Mercury and a brand new comet!