A Pulsar and White Dwarf Dance Together In A Surprising Orbit
The discovery of a millisecond pulsar orbiting a low-mass white dwarf star has astronomers puzzled, mainly because its orbit defies…
Carnival of Space #482
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Gadi Eidelheit at his The Venus Transit blog. Click here to read…
Some Of The Deepest & Sharpest Shots of The Moon from Earth
Who doesn't love to gaze at the Moon on a clear night? But astrophotographer Thierry Legault now taken Moon-gazing to…
The Orbit of the Moon
The Orbit of the Moon is strange, which gives rise to changes in its appearance. It is also slowly changing,…
Carnival of Space #481
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Stefan Lamoureux at the Links Through Space blog. Click here to read…
When Was the First Light in the Universe?
When was the first time that the Universe cooled down enough that light could finally move around?
The Cancer Constellation
Located in the Zodiac, the asterism known as Cancer is a medium-sized and relatively faint constellation, and one of 88…
SpaceX’s Fueling Process Makes NASA Queasy
A NASA advisory group has expressed concerns over SpaceX's safety standards in the wake of the explosion that claimed one…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 427: Click Bait vs Clear Science
Did you hear that Dark Energy doesn't exist any more? Neither does Dark Matter? It turns out that NASA recalculated…
Weekly Space Hangout – November 4, 2016: Mars and Where to Land on it with Dr. Matt Golombek
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Matt Golombek, Senior Research Scientist at the JPL; Mars Exploration Rover Project Scientist;…