Astronomy
Lunar ‘Fountain of Youth’ Challenge / Mercury Returns with Gusto
16th century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León looked and looked but never did find the Fountain of Youth, a…
Dawn Rises Over Ceres North Pole
Brand new images taken on April 10 by NASA's Dawn probe show the dwarf planet from high above its north…
Stars: A Day in the Life
There is something about them that intrigues us all. These massive spheres of gas burning intensely from the energy of…
Help Researchers Track Comet 67/P Through Perihelion
Calling all light-bucket scope owners: the folks at the European Space Agency want to enlist you in the quest to…
Firefly Astronomy
Light makes life, and sometimes, life returns the favor. There’s nothing more magical than watching fireflies flit across a starlit…
Here’s How You Can Watch the SpaceX’s CRS-6 Mission From Your Backyard
Hunting for satellites from your backyard can be positively addicting. Sure, the Orion Nebula or the Andromeda Galaxy appear grand……
Venus and the Pleiades – See the Spectacle!
If you've ever been impressed by the brilliance of Venus or the pulchritude of the Pleiades, you won't want to miss what's…
Was This Past Weekend’s Lunar Eclipse Really Total?
Millions of viewers across the western United States and across the Pacific, to include Australia and New Zealand were treated…
There Could Be Lava Tubes on the Moon, Large Enough for Whole Cities
Every year since 1970, astronomers, geologists, geophysicists, and a host of other specialists have come together to participate in the…
Planetary Society: We Can Afford to Orbit Humans at Mars by 2033
Start your clocks. If the Planetary Society gets its wish, humans will be lifting off for the Red Planet eighteen years…