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Navigating the Cosmos by Quasar
50 million light-years away a quasar resides in the hub of galaxy NGC 4438, an incredibly bright source of light…
This Very Old Cosmic Light Has A Bend To It
Leftover radiation from the Big Bang -- that expansion that kick-started the universe -- can be bent by huge cosmic…
What Does The Government Shutdown Mean For NASA?
A forthcoming NASA launch to Mars could be in danger of losing its launch window should a shutdown in the…
First Cloudy Alien Planet Spotted From Earth
Call it cloudy with a low chance of meatballs. The alien world Kepler-7b -- a very reflective world in big…
Carnival of Space #321
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Stefan Lamoureux at his Links Through Space blog. Click here to read…
Are Black Holes Hairy, Or Better Described By Clean Physics?
Black holes are a spot in the universe where you won't see the sun shine in, to paraphrase that 1960s…
Comet ISON Goes Green
As NASA and the European Space Agency prepare their remote photojournalists - Mars Express, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Curiosity…
Bazinga: Mysterious Earth Orbiting Asteroid Turns Out to be Space Junk
Can’t find asteroid 2010 QW1 in the Minor Planet Database? No, the “Men in Black” didn’t secretly remove this Earth-orbiting…
This Neutron Star Behaves Just Like The Hulk
When Bruce Banner gets angry, he gets big and green and strong and well, vengeful. The Hulk is the stuff…
Magnetic Fields are Crucial to Exomoon Habitability
Astronomers believe that hidden deep within the wealth of data collected by NASA’s Kepler mission are minuscule signatures confirming the…