Astronomy
Night Sky Preview for April 2013
Here's a quick overview from Jane Houston Jones from JPL of what you can see in the night skies during…
How to Reconstruct the Life of a Star
It takes time to understand the life of stars. A star like our Sun takes tens of millions of years…
A Radio Astronomer’s Paradise
Last month a dozen journalists from around North America were guests of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and got to…
5 Weird Things About Vesta
When Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers first glimpsed Vesta on March 29, 1807 -- this date in history -- the asteroid was but…
New Stars: Blazing and Blue
A new image from ESO shows a pretty sprinkling of bright blue stars, the star cluster NGC 2547, a group…
Book Review: Vistas of Many Worlds
While many astronomy books are based around images that show us how the Universe appears to us right now, as…
Book Review: Your Ticket to the Universe
Every once in a while an astronomy book comes out that combines stunning high-definition images from the world's most advanced…
Extreme Telescopes: Unique Observatories Around the World
In 1888, astronomer Simon Newcomb uttered now infamous words, stating that “We are probably nearing the limit of all we…
The Curious and Confounding Story Of How Arcturus Electrified Chicago
Every star has a story but some are more curious than others. The star Arcturus has an electrifying story with…
5 Mercury Secrets Revealed by MESSENGER
After two years of doing the loop-the-loop around Mercury, MESSENGER has unveiled a bunch of surprises from Mercury -- the…