Astronomy
Little Big Universe: Tilt-Shifted Astro Images Make Space Look Tiny
Aww, how cute! What an adorable little... nebula? Although here it may look like it could fit in your hand,…
China’s Maiden Moon Rover Mission Chang’e 3 Achieves Lunar Orbit
China’s maiden moon landing probe successfully entered lunar orbit on Friday, Dec. 6, following Sunday’s (Dec. 1) spectacular blastoff -…
This Exoplanet Is Turning Planetary Formation Scenarios Upside Down
What the heck is that giant exoplanet doing so far away from its star? Astronomers are still trying to figure…
Subaru Telescope Reveals Orderly Massive Galaxy Evolution
Nobody likes a sloppy COSMOS (Cosmological Evolution Survey) and astronomers utilizing the Fiber-Multi-Object Spectrograph (FMOS) mounted on the Subaru Telescope…
A Naked Eye Nova Erupts in Centaurus
If you live in the southern hemisphere, the southern sky constellation of Centaurus may look a little different to you…
Galaxy May Host ‘Death Spiral’ Of Two Black Holes Becoming One
Two black holes in the middle of a galaxy are gravitationally bound to each other and may be starting to…
Speedy Particles Whip At Nearly The Speed Of Light In Earth’s Radiation Belts
The radiation-heavy Van Allen Belts around Earth contain particles that can move at almost the speed of light across vast…
Now is a Great Time to Try Seeing Venus in the Daytime Sky
Here’s a feat of visual athletics to amaze your friends with this week. During your daily routine, you may have…
How Does a Star Form?
We owe our entire existence to the Sun. Well, it and the other stars that came before. As they died,…
Mother of All Slingshots Set to Hurl India’s MOM Probe to Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - MOM - India’s first ever interplanetary spacecraft - is spending her last day around Mother Earth.…