Bob King
SETI Institute Undertakes Search for Alien Signal from Kepler Star KIC 8462852
"We either caught something shortly after an event like two planets crashing together or alien intelligence," said Dr. Gerald Harp,…
Thousands of Pits Punctuate Pluto’s Forbidding Plains in Latest Photos
A brand new batch of Pluto and Charon photos showed up today on the New Horizons LORRI (LOng-Range Reconnaissance Imager)…
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What’s Orbiting KIC 8462852 – Shattered Comet or Alien Megastructure?
"Bizarre." "Interesting." "Giant transit". That were the reactions of Planet Hunters project volunteers when they got their first look at the light…
Hubble Sees Changes in Jupiter’s Red Spot, a Weird Wisp and Rare Waves
Jupiter global map created from still images from the Hubble Space Telescope It's been widely reported, including at Universe Today, that…
Guide to October’s Conjunction Mania, See Venus in Daylight
Tomorrow morning might be a good time to call for extra celestial traffic control. A slip of a crescent Moon will join…
Why Was September’s Lunar Eclipse So Dark?
First off, a huge thank you to everyone who made and sent their Danjon scale estimate of the totally-eclipsed Moon's brightness to…
Invest a Night in Vesta
The brightest asteroid visible from Earth prowls across Cetus the Whale this month. Vesta shines at magnitude +6.3, right at the…
New Nova Flares in Sagittarius – How to See it in Your Scope
A nova farmer would do well in the fields of Sagittarius. Four nights ago on September 27, Japanese amateur Koichi Itagaki…
A Bloody Beautiful Supermoon Eclipse!
Like some of you, I outran the clouds just in time to catch last night's total lunar eclipse. What a beautiful…
How to (Hopefully) Find Clear Skies for Tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse
We've arrived at eclipse day, so now the big question is, will it be clear? My favorite forecast for major…