Astronomy
Bright New Nova In Delphinus — You can See it Tonight With Binoculars
Looking around for something new to see in your binoculars or telescope tonight? How about an object whose name literally…
These 12 Asteroids Are The Easiest Ones To Bring Back To Earth
As NASA works through proposals for an asteroid retrieval mission, a new paper shows that there are other research groups…
How Do Black Holes Get Super Massive?
Since their discovery, supermassive black holes – the giants lurking in the center of every galaxy – have been mysterious…
Is the Sun More Active Than it Looks? An Innovative Method to Characterize the Solar Cycle
The Sun has provided no shortage of mysteries thus far during solar cycle #24. And perhaps the biggest news story…
How To Hit A Landing Target On Mars … Potentially, Precisely and Perfectly!
It's frustrating to make it all the way to Mars, only to land in the wrong spot. So as Masten…
Aerospace Students Shoot for the Stars and Space Flight Dreams
Rocket science university students from Puerto Rico pose for photo op with the Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket that will launch…
Giveaway: Star Walk: Stargazing App for the iPhone
We have another great app giveaway for you, our valued readers. Star Walk is an app that allows you to…
A Challenging Series of Occultations of Spica by the Moon Coming to a Sky Near You
The first in a cycle of challenging occultations of the bright star Spica for northern hemisphere observers begins this coming…
Why Do Stars Twinkle?
Did you know you can distinguish between stars and planets in the sky? Stars twinkle, planets don’t. Okay, that’s not…
GRB Lights Up Ancient Hidden Galaxy
Once upon a time, more than 12.7 billion years ago, a star was poised on the edge of extinction. It…