Astronomy
By Jove: Jupiter at Opposition 2017
Been missing the evening planets? Currently, Saturn and Venus rule the dawn, and Mars is sinking into the dusk as…
World’s Largest Rocket Will Be Recoverable & Reusable
With the successful launch of a reused Falcon 9, Musk has revealed additional details about the maiden launch of the…
TRAPPIST-1 Is Showing A Bit Too Much Flare
The TRAPPIST-1 star might flare too frequently and too violently for life to exist on the TRAPPIST planets.
Venus 2.0 Discovered In Our Own Back Yard
A team of international astronomers recently found the closest thing to a "Venus-like" planet in a nearby star system, which…
Mars’ Trojans Show Remains Of Ancient Planetoid
A study by an international team of researchers has revealed that Mars' Trojan asteroids could be the remains of ancient…
Surprise: Comet E4 Lovejoy Brightens
Had your fill of binocular comets yet? Thus far this year, we've had periodic comets 2P/Encke, 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková and 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák all…
Deepest X-ray Image Ever Made Contains Mysterious Explosion
Using data from the Chandra observatory, a team of researchers witnessed the most distant X-ray explosion ever observed, and are…
The Orbit of Uranus. How Long is a Year on Uranus?
A year on Uranus lasts almost as long as a century on Earth. And because of its extreme tilt, its…
Finite Light — Why We Always Look Back In Time
Light's finite speed make all gazing a ride in a time machine. Only a photon truly lives in the moment.
Watch Rotating Horns of Venus at Dawn
An old friend greeted us on our morning run yesterday, as we spied Venus in the dawn, 3 days after…