Astronomy
Is That Planet Habitable? Look To The Star First, New Study Cautions
Finding Earth 2.0, in the words of noted SETI researcher Jill Tarter, is something a lot of exoplanet searchers are…
Your Weekend Movie: Beyond The Visible: The Story of the Very Large Array
While some of you will no doubt be heading to the theaters to see the new release of "Gravity," for…
Double Star Fomalhaut May Actually Be A Triplet!
Fomalhaut is a really cool place to study. The naked-eye star (the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus) has a…
Keck Spots A Galaxy Fueled With Ancient Gas
"Primordial hydrogen" sounds like a great name for a band. It's also a great thing to find when you're looking…
Is Iran REALLY Planning on Sending a Cat Into Space?
“I’m going where?” No, this isn't The Onion... as a concerned consumer of all that is space news, you have…
This Aurora Video Shows How High The Lights Were Whizzing
Ever stood outside looking at the aurora and felt as though it was swirling just a short distance above your…
This Planetary Nebula Comes With a Twist
From the Cat’s Eye to the Eskimo, planetary nebulae are arguably among the most dazzling objects in the Universe. These…
Could The U.S. Government Shutdown Hammer Earth and Mars Missions?
As Day 2 of the United States government shutdown continues, some short-term effects are already in evidence when it comes…
Overnight Aurora Sets Sky On Fire, More Possible Tonight
I'm writing this at 1:30 a.m. running on what's powering the sky over northern Minnesota right now - auroral energy.…
Uranus: A Guide to its 2013 Opposition
Up for a challenge? Got a big 12” light bucket of a Dobsonian telescope and looking for something new to…