Astronomy
NASA Invests In Radical Game-Changing Concepts For Exploration
As part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program, NASA recently announced 13 radical proposals for funding and development
April Lunacy: Getting Ready for the Full ‘Mini-Moon’
Why this week's Full Moon is the smallest of 2016. It's Mini-Moon season!
Antarctica Provides Plenty Of Mars Samples Right Now
Antarctica is a rich source of Martian meteorites, which are studied for clues to the formation and evolution of the…
‘Wow!’ Signal Was…Wait For It…Comets
Nearly 40 years after it was first detected, a Florida astronomer proposes that comets may be to blame for the…
Is Alpha Centauri The Best Place To Look For Aliens?
With all the attention Breakthrough Starshot has been getting some are wondering if Alpha Cantauri is the best place to…
How to Safely Watch Mercury Transit the Sun on May 9
On Monday, May 9 Mercury will make one of its relatively rare transits of the Sun. Get ready for the…
Are there Storms on the Moon?
We’re always concerned about the weather here on Earth, but what about the Moon? Is there any weather up there…
NASA Discovers 72 New Asteroids Near Earth
Since 2013, the NEOWISE mission has surveyed more than 19,000 asteroids and comets and discovered 72 new Near Earth Objects…
Prelude to Transit: Catching Mercury Under Dusk Skies
One of the best dusk apparitions of the planet Mercury occurs this weekend... this event also sets us up for…
Messier 11 (M11) – The Wild Duck Cluster
Welcome back to another edition of Messier Monday! Today, we continue in our tribute to Tammy Plotner with a look…