Astronomy Cast Ep. 446: Animals in Space Pt. 2: Mice and Other Small Animals
Last week we talked about how the smallest creatures behave in space, but now we move up in size a…
Stunning View of the Crab Nebula Just Got Five Times Better
Images of the Crab Nebula are always a treat because it has such intriguing and varied structure. Also, just knowing…
Saturn’s Hexagon Will be the Star of the Cassini Finale
In the coming weeks, the Cassini probe will getting a better glimpse at the hexagonal storm around its northern polar…
Carnival of Space #508
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Brad Rogers at The Evolving Planet blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Newly Discovered House-Sized Asteroid 2017 HX4 Flew Safely Past the Earth Yesterday
A Near Earth Object (NEO) passed Earth at a distance of about 3.7 Lunar Distances on May 8th, 2017, passing…
Do Stars Move? Tracking Their Movements Across the Sky
The stars look static in the sky, but are they moving? How fast, and how do we know? What events…
Explody Eta Aquarid Meteor Caught in the Act
An Eta Aquarid meteor captured on video by astrophotographer Justin Ng shows an amazing explodingred meteor and what is known…
See Comet C/2015 ER61 PanSTARRS at its Best
Have you been following the Springtime parade of bright comets? Thus far, the Oort cloud has offered up several fine…
Messier 41 – the NGC 2287 Open Star Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! In our ongoing tribute to the great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the…
Air Force’s Secret X-37B Space Plane Lands After 718 Days in Orbit
The Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane landed at the Kennedy Space Center’s orbiter runway on Sunday, May 7, after…