Astronomy
Dark Energy Illuminated By Largest Galactic Map Ten Years In The Making
After a decade of research, the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey has released the most detailed 3D map of the Universe…
The Constellation Boötes
In the northern skies, flanked by the Big Dipper, lies the Bootes constellation, one of the traditional constellations listed by…
Lightweight Telescopes In CubeSats Using Carbon Nanotube Mirrors
Using carbon nanotubes, a team of NASA engineers has created a series of revolutionary new telescope mirrors for a Cubesat…
What is Galileo’s Telescope?
Galileo's telescope, an instrument he made himself and used to revolutionize astronomy, still manages to inspire us today
Where is Earth in the Milky Way?
The Milky Way Galaxy is a very, very big place. And figuring out where Earth resides inside of it has…
ESA Discovers Where All The Missing Socks Have Been Going
Thanks to the ESA's Cluster mission, scientists now know that part of the plasma found in our magnetosphere is coming…
New Dwarf Planet Discovered Beyond Neptune
A dwarf planet has been discovered beyond Neptune. It's about 700 km in size, and its orbit takes it 120…
Messier 18 (M18) – The NGC 6613 Star Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! In our ongoing tribute to the great Tammy Plotner, we take a look at the…
A Planet With A 27,000 Year Orbit & That’s Just Where The Strangeness Begins
In the far-flung system of CVSO 30, two planetary candidates have been found with very different orbits - presenting new…
What if Earth Stopped Orbiting the Sun?
What if the Earth just stopped dead in its tracks while orbiting the Sun? It would plummet straight down of…