Astronomy
Mercury and Venus an Awesome Duo at Dusk
As Universe Today's Dave Dickinson described earlier this week not only has Venus returned to the evening sky, but Mercury has climbed…
New Mission: DSCOVR Satellite will Monitor the Solar Wind
Solar wind - that is, the stream of charged electrons and protons that are released from the upper atmosphere of…
How NASA Is Saving Fuel On Its Outer Solar System Missions
While Saturn is far away from us, scientists have just found a way to make the journey there easier. A…
Disorderly Conduct: Andromeda’s Mature Stars Exhibit Surprising Behavior, Says Study
To a distant observer, our own Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy would probably look very similar. Although Andromeda is longer, more massive, and…
New 3-D-Printed Models of Eta Carinae Reveal Hidden Features
In the constellation of Carina, lies the most luminous and mysterious star system within 10,000 light-years. The two massive stars,…
The Dark Energy Survey Begins to Reveal Previously Unknown Trans-Neptunian Objects
Sometimes when you stare at something long enough, you begin to see things. This is not the case with optical…
Glorious Star Factories Shine In Astounding Amateur Shots
We often publish photos from professional observatories, but it's important to note that amateurs can also do a great job…
Gallery: Some Of Kepler’s Strange New Worlds Outside The Solar System
With the latest Kepler space telescope exoplanet finding announced yesterday, the mighty planet hunter has now found 1,000 confirmed worlds…
Japan’s Akatsuki Spacecraft to Make Second Attempt to Enter Orbit of Venus in December 2015
Back in 2010, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the The Venus Climate Orbiter "Akatsuki" with the intention of…
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Hearing the Early Universe’s Scream: Sloan Survey Announces New Findings
Imagine a single mission that would allow you to explore the Milky Way and beyond, investigating cosmic chemistry, hunting planets, mapping galactic…