Astronomy
What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Beneath the Atlantic Ocean is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, an geological feature that runs north-south and measures some 16,000 km (10,000…
Dynamo At Moon’s Heart Once Powered Magnetic Field Equal To Earth’s
A new study produced by the ARES division provides an explanation for how the Moon was able to generate its…
Black Hole Imaged For First Time By Event Horizon Telescope
Thanks to an international effort and multiple radio telescopes, astronomers have visualized an event horizon for the first time.
NEO Asteroid 2014 JO25 Set to Buzz Earth on April 19th
It's a shooting gallery out there. The spattered face of Earth's Moon and large impact sites such as Meteor Crater…
A Bored New Horizons Spacecraft Takes Part Time Job To Fill The Time
As it makes its way towards its next destination in the Kuiper Belt, the New Horizons probe has been given…
Juno Sees Overlapping Colliding Clouds on Jupiter
In its latest flyby of Jupiter (Perijove 5), the Juno probe managed to capture photographs of two colliding atmospheric conditions.
Hubble Sees Intense Auroras on Uranus
French astronomers discover the brightest auroras on Uranus ever seen, and they look ... weird.
What Constellation is the Sun in?
Since the constellations are based on their appearance from Earth, the Sun does not belong to any. But if you…
Messier 39 – The NGC 7092 Open Star Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! In our ongoing tribute to the great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the…
Hubble Takes Advantage Of Opposition To Snap Jupiter
During the month of April, 2017, Jupiter will make its closest approach to Earth, allowing for some prime viewing opportunities…