Astronomy

How Far is Venus From the Sun?

In addition to be the second closet planet to our Sun, Venus also has the most circular orbit - varying…

8 years ago

NASA Brings Trappist-1 Into Focus… Kinda Sorta

NASA recently announced the release of raw, uncalibrated data of the TRAPPIST-1 star system, which was collected by the Kepler…

8 years ago

Trump’s NASA Authorization Act In All Its Glory

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 has set aside funding for NASA's proposed mission to…

8 years ago

What’s on the Surface of Venus?

With so much attention on Mars, it's easy to forget there's a whole other Earth-sized planet nearby, worthy of exploration:…

8 years ago

Exploring the Universe For Magnetic Fields

A recent presentation made at the NASA Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop outlined how the study of magnetic fields could…

8 years ago

Strange Loner Planet Gets Astronomers’ Attention

After examining the strange object known as CFBDSIR 2149-0403, a team has determined that it is either a solitary planetary-mass…

8 years ago

Messier 37 – the NGC 2099 Open Star Cluster

Located in the Auriga constellation, roughly 4500 light years from Earth, is the open star cluster known as Messier 37.

8 years ago

Next Cygnus Cargo Ship Christened the SS John Glenn to Honor First American in Orbit

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The next Cygnus cargo ship launching to the International Space Station (ISS) has been christened…

8 years ago

Fried Egg? Flying Saucer? Nope. Just Cool New Closeups of Saturn’s Moon Pan

See Saturn's "UFO moon" like you've never seen it before.

8 years ago

Comet Encke Reemerges in the Dawn Sky

Miss out on Comet 45/P Honda-Mrkos-Padadušáková last month? We'll admit, it was fairly underwhelming in binoculars... but fear not, there's…

8 years ago