Astronomy

New Binocular Nova Discovered in Sagittarius

Looks like the Sagittarius Teapot's got a new whistle. On March 15, John Seach of Chatsworth Island, NSW, Australia discovered…

10 years ago

Happy Pi Day! Find Pi in the Sky

Happy Pi Day! Pi is one of the few mathematical constants that immediately conjures up thoughts of food. Pies in particular. My wife…

10 years ago

Will the March 20th Total Solar Eclipse Impact Europe’s Solar Energy Grid?

The first eclipse of 2015 is coming right up on Friday, March 20th, and may provide a unique challenge for…

10 years ago

A Complete Guide to the March 20th Total Solar Eclipse

The first of two eclipse seasons for the year is upon us this month, and kicks off with the only…

10 years ago

If You Could See in Radio These Are the Crazy Shapes You’d See in the Sky

Even though it's said that the average human eye can discern from seven to ten million different values and hues of…

10 years ago

Dust Whirls, Swirls and Twirls at Rosetta’s Comet

Tell me this montage shouldn't be hanging in the Lourve Museum. Every time I think I've seen the "best image"…

10 years ago

Mars Loses an Ocean But Gains the Potential for Life

It's hard to believe it now looking at Mars' dusty, dessicated landscape that it once possessed a vast ocean. A…

10 years ago

The Mini-Moon Cometh: Catch the Smallest Full Moon of 2015 This Thursday

Supermoons. Blood Moons. Moons both Black and Blue… by now, you’d think that there was nothing new under the Sun…

10 years ago

Kamikaze Comet Loses its Head

Like coins, most comet have both heads and tails. Occasionally, during a close passage of the Sun, a comet's head will…

10 years ago