Astronomy
Unraveling the Secrets of Type Ia Supernovae: a New Two-Minute Thesis
The folks over at PHD Comics have put together a new video in their Two-Minute Thesis series, this one featuring…
A Virtual Galactic Smash-Up!
An online simulator for galactic collisions (Adrian Price-Whelan/Columbia University) Have you ever had the desire to build your own galaxies,…
New Online Astronomy Course from CosmoQuest
For those of you who'd like to brush up on your Astronomy knowledge, or never took Astronomy 102, CosmoQuest has…
Win a Copy of “Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide”
Simply put, this is one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever had the chance to page through. And you…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: November 19-25, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's going to be a great week to study the Moon - and bright Jupiter is just…
New Bright and Blue Supernova in NGC 1365
Supernova 2012fr in NGC 1365. It is the bright blue "star" directly below the galaxy core. Credit: Rolf Wahl Olsen.…
A Primer on Cosmic Sprinklers
The planetary nebula Fleming 1, as seen with ESO’s Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO/H. Boffin The neat thing about planetary…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: November 12-18, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! While we might have to contend with the Moon again, it's still going to be a very…
Remembering Carl Sagan
Today would have been Carl Sagan’s 78th birthday, and the past few years November 9th, the anniversary of his birth,…
Notes from an Amateur Telescope Maker’s Journal, Part 2
First of all, I'd like to say thank you for all the feedback on the first entry from the Amateur…