Astronomy
November Opens with a Splendid Gathering of Moon and Planets
At dusk on November 2, skywatchers will see a beautiful crescent Moon pair up with the planets Venus and Saturn.
Messier 25 – The IC 4725 Open Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! In our ongoing tribute to the great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the…
The Search Is On For Alien Signals Around Tabby’s Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5e6WniARE8 There's a remote chance that inexplicable light variations in a star in the Northern Cross may be caused by…
What’s the Most Stable Shape for an Interstellar Lightsail?
A recent study by an international team of scientists looked at Project Starshot and assessed the likelihood of its success,…
Best Photos Yet of the Mars Lander’s Demise
New photos from NASA's Mars orbiter reveal the Schiaparelli lander crash in finer detail.
If it Wasn’t Already Strange Enough, now Saturn’s Hexagon Storm is Changing Color
Recent images from the Cassini space probe show that Saturn's hexagonal polar storm is changing, which may be due to…
Planets Around Stars like Proxima Centauri are Probably Earth-Sized Water Worlds
A new study from the University of Bern indicates that most planets that orbit red dwarf stars might be water…
What is a Waxing Moon?
Between a New Moon and a Full Moon, the Moon goes through its "waxing" phases, where its surface increases in…
Evidence Continues To Mount For Ninth Planet
A new study produced by researchers at Caltech links the existence of Planet 9 to the axial tilt of our…
Boo! A Black Moon Halloween Weekend
This Halloween weekend's top astronomical event features something that you won't see in the sky: a Black Moon.