Carnival of Space #495
The tent is up! This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Kimberly Arcand at the Chandra X-Ray Observatory blog.…
Curiosity’s Martian Chronicles Rife With Intriguing Inconsistencies
Using data obtained from rock samples since 2011, one of Curiosity's science teams has deduced that ancient Mars did not…
Cassini Images Of Enceladus Highlight Possible Cradle For Life
Images of Enceladus highlight its frozen, reflective beauty, and its potential as a cradle for life.
SpaceX Awaits FAA Falcon 9 Launch License for 1st Pad 39A Blastoff on NASA ISS Cargo Flight
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - With liftoff tentatively penciled in for mid-February, SpaceX still awaits FAA approval of a launch…
Watch Comet 45P Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková Fly Past Earth This Week
Hankering for some cometary action? An interplanetary interloper pays us a visit this weekend, sliding swiftly through the pre-dawn northern…
How Long is a Day on Venus?
Venus is a planet of extremes: extreme heat, extreme weather, and extremely long days. In fact, a single day on…
A Black Hole’s Record Breaking Lunch
Does a distant black hole provide a new definition of pain and suffering? The black hole, named XJ1500+0154, appears to…
Messier 34 – the NGC 1039 Open Star Cluster
Located in the northern skies, in the direction of the Perseus constellation, is the open star cluster known as Messier…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 439: Destroy and Rebuild, Pt. 3: How Do We Terraform Earth?
We always want to talk about how we can make Mars more Earth like, but the reality is that we're…
Ancient Annular: Dating Joshua’s Eclipse
Astronomy turns up in fascinating junctures in history. Besides just the romantic angle, we can actually pin down some contextual…