Astronomy

Earthlings Wave at Saturn as Cassini Images Us

Earth Waves at Saturn and Cassini on July 19, 2013 From more than 40 countries and 30 U.S. states, people…

11 years ago

Geek Out! How to Build Your Own Nova Delphini Light Curve

And now for something to appeal to your inner geek. Or, if  you're like me, your outer geek. Many of…

11 years ago

Haiku for Mars: Winners Selected for MAVEN Mission

Fans of Mars and spaceflight waxed poetic as the haiku selected to travel to Mars aboard the MAVEN spacecraft were…

11 years ago

How to See Planet Neptune: Our Guide to Its 2013 Opposition

If you do your own stargazing or participate in our Sunday night Virtual Star Parties, you’ve probably noticed we’re starting…

11 years ago

Venus And Moon Caught In A Crazy, Phase-y Coincidence Tonight

Curious coincidences occur in the sky just as they do on Earth. Take tonight for instance. The moon is in…

11 years ago

Newly Discovered Fast Radio Bursts May be Colliding Neutron Stars

The Universe is sizzling with undiscovered phenomena. Only last month astronomers heard four unexpected bumps in the night. These Fast…

11 years ago

Voyager 1: Is It In or Is It Out?

Nearly 18.7 billion kilometers from Earth -- about 17 light-hours away -- NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is just about on…

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Hobbled Kepler Space Telescope Now On The Hunt For A New Mission

It's unclear how the Kepler space telescope's science operations will continue, if at all, as NASA weighs what to do…

11 years ago

Hubble Looks Back In Time To See Shape Of Galaxies 11 Billion Years Ago

What we’re gonna’ do here is go back. Way back into time. Back to when the only thing that existed…

11 years ago

Can You Really Name a Star?

There are services which will let you name a star in the sky after a loved one. You can commemorate…

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