Astronomy
Retired Astronaut Chris Hadfield Releases Stunning Space Photos
Orbiting 200 miles above the Earth, Retired Astronaut Chris Hadfield could easily photograph the ridges of the Himalayan Mountains, the…
Mars One Dustup: Founder Says Mission Won’t Fail As MIT Study Predicts
How possible is it to land humans on Mars? And can Mars One, the organization proposing to start with sending…
Comet A1 Siding Spring vs Mars: Views in Space and Time
Oh, to be a stranded astronaut on the surface of the planet Mars this week. There’s a great scene from…
Get Ready for the Fireballs of October
On October 31st 2005, trick-or-treaters across the central U.S. eastern seaboard were treated to a brilliant fireball, a celestial spectacle…
A New Look at Dark Matter — Is the Milky Way Less of a Behemoth Than Previously Thought?
Astronomy is notorious for raising more questions than it answers. Take the observation that the vast majority of matter is…
Watch the “Blood Moon” Eclipse from Mercury
Yes, it's another time-lapse of the October 8 lunar eclipse that was observed by skywatchers across half the Earth… except…
Nearby Galaxy Holds First Ultraluminous X-Ray Source that is a Pulsar
A research team led by Caltech astronomers of Pasadena California have discovered an ultraluminous X-ray (ULX) source that is pulsating. Their…
How to See Comet Siding Spring as it Encounters Mars
With excitement building as Comet Siding Spring rapidly approaches the Red Planet, we'll soon have the opportunity to spot it…
Radio Telescopes Help Astronomers Tune In To Nova Generated Gamma Rays
Over two years ago, the Fermi-LAT Collaboration observed an "ear and eye opening" event - the exact location where a…
Comet Siding Spring: Close Call for Mars, Wake Up Call for Earth?
It was 20 years ago this past July when images of Jupiter being pummeled by a comet caught the world's…