Trail’s End: Beautiful New Night-Sky Timelapse by Randy Halverson
Stunning views of the Milky Way, shimmering aurora, spectacular thunderstorms, flashing meteors, zipping satellies, stirring music, and spooky sprites and…
13 MORE Things That Saved Apollo 13, part 1: The Failed Oxygen Quantity Sensor
In our original series 5 years ago on the “13 Things That Saved Apollo 13,” the first item we discussed…
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” II: Questioning the Hart-Tipler Conjecture
Welcome back to our Fermi Paradox series, where we take a look at possible resolutions to Enrico Fermi's famous question,…
Venus and the Pleiades – See the Spectacle!
If you've ever been impressed by the brilliance of Venus or the pulchritude of the Pleiades, you won't want to miss what's…
Was This Past Weekend’s Lunar Eclipse Really Total?
Millions of viewers across the western United States and across the Pacific, to include Australia and New Zealand were treated…
13 MORE Things That Saved Apollo 13
“Things had gone real well up to at that point of 55 hours, 54 minutes and 53 seconds (mission elapsed…
There Could Be Lava Tubes on the Moon, Large Enough for Whole Cities
Every year since 1970, astronomers, geologists, geophysicists, and a host of other specialists have come together to participate in the…
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” I: A Lunchtime Conversation- Enrico Fermi and Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Welcome back to our Fermi Paradox series, where we take a look at possible resolutions to Enrico Fermi's famous question,…
Book Review and Giveaway: “Most Wanted Particle” by Jon Butterworth
Most Wanted Particle is an insider’s tale of the hunt for the Higgs boson, the field which imparts mass to,…
Carnival of Space #400
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…