Astronomy
How Low Can You Go? Take the Great Square Challenge
Cast your gaze up, up, up on the next dark, moonless night and stare into the Great Square of Pegasus.…
Don’t Miss the Geminids this Weekend, Best Meteor Shower of the Year
Wouldn't it be nice if a meteor shower peaked on a weekend instead of 3 a.m. Monday morning? Maybe even showed good…
New Research Suggests Better Ways To Seek Out Pale Blue Dots
The search for worlds beyond our own is one of humankind's greatest quests. Scientists have found thousands of exoplanets orbiting…
C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy – A Binocular Comet in Time for Christmas
Hmmm. Something with a long white beard is making an appearance in northern skies this week. Could it be Santa Claus?…
Workaholic Hubble Telescope Will Eventually Burn To Death: Report
The Hubble Space Telescope has delivered an amazing near quarter-century of science from all over the universe. Even this year,…
This Drone Took Amazing Astronomical Observatory Video In Wisconsin
It's hard to do many types of astronomy in the daylight, so that can be a good time to do…
Stretch! Moon’s Divots And Darkness Collide In Pleasing Panorama
While space explorers often set their sights far out in the Solar System -- or even beyond -- we can't…
‘Cosmos’ TV Show Could Come Back For A Second Season
This spring, space fans had a virtual campfire to flock to: the new Cosmos series, which aired on Fox and…
Yes, You Can Find Exoplanets With A Simple Camera And Telephoto Lens
If you think exoplanet detections are only in the realm of professional planet-hunting telescopes such as Kepler, take a look…
Orion Unveiled for Maiden Launch Today Dec. 4
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The inaugural blastoff of NASA’s new Orion capsule is now just hours away. We are…