Nicholos Wethington
Galactic Mergers Fail to Feed Black Holes
[/caption] The large black holes that reside at the center of galaxies can be hungry beasts. As dust and gas…
Over 400 Historic Space Artifacts up for Auction
[/caption] If you're interested in owning an artifact or two from the history of spaceflight, now could be your chance…
Akatsuki Update: Fuel Pressure Drop Likely Caused Insertion Failure
[/caption] While JAXA is still trying to get an exact handle on the problems that the Akatsuki probe sent to…
Nanosail-D Update: Things Look Grim
[/caption] We reported the successful ejection of the Nanosail-D nanosatellite from the satellite that it was launched with earlier this…
Taking a Galaxy’s Temperature
[/caption] The role that supermassive black holes play in the formation of galaxies is a "hot" topic in astronomy. Using…
The Zooniverse is Expanding: The Milky Way Project Begins Today
[/caption] From the folks that brought you the addictive citizen science projects Galaxy Zoo and Moon Zoo (among others), comes…
Breaking News: Watch A Gigantic Looping Solar Prominence
[/caption] The Solar Dynamics Observatory never fails to deliver absolutely stunning images from the Sun: as of 18:49 UT today,…
NASA’s Nanosail-D Released into the Winds of Space
[/caption]Despite being an idea rattling around inside the head of engineers and space enthusiasts for over 40 years, solar sails…
Calm Down: NASA Hasn’t Found any Aliens
[/caption] You may have heard in your wanderings through the blogosphere and in the internet today that NASA will be…
Exoplanet Discovery Lists top 500
[/caption] It was only a little over a year ago that the 400th extrasolar planet was confirmed, but time flies…