Astronomy
Winds of Supermassive Black Holes Can Shape Galaxy-Wide Star Formation
The combined observations from two generations of X-Ray space telescopes have now revealed a more complete picture of the nature of…
Fake Winter Solstice Image is Fake. But Cool.
[/caption] Editor Note: We originally wrote this article back in 2008, but I've decided to pull it back out and…
How to Photograph Tonight’s Spectacular Triple-Play Conjunction
Tonight the thin, 2-day-old crescent Moon will join Venus and Mars in the western sky at dusk for one of…
How Can Space Travel Faster Than The Speed Of Light?
Cosmologists are intellectual time travelers. Looking back over billions of years, these scientists are able to trace the evolution of…
Interesting Facts About Venus
Venus was once considered a twin to Earth, as it's roughly the same size and is relatively close to our…
A Recipe for Returning Pluto to Full Planethood
A storm is brewing, a battle of words and a war of the worlds. The Earth is not at risk. It is…
Interesting Facts About Mercury
Close by the Sun is Mercury, a practically atmosphere-like world that has a lot of craters. Until NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft…
A Star Passed Through the Solar System Just 70,000 Years Ago
Astronomers have reported the discovery of a star that passed within the outer reaches of our Solar System just 70,000…
How do Gas and Stars Build a Galaxy?
When we look up at the night sky outside of the bright city, we can see a dazzling array of…
Black Moon: Why the New Moon on February 18th is Special
Did you hear the one about last month’s ‘supermoon?’ Yeah, we know. The hype was actually for an event that…