Astronomy
Hidden Companion Responsible for Surprising Disk Around Strange Supergiant Star
[/caption] For several years, astronomers have been trying to get a good look at a peculiar supergiant star that is…
Win iPhone App for Observing: TeleCalc
[/caption] There's a new observing app for the iPhone, iPod and iPad, called TeleCalc. Enter in two data points about…
What <i>is</i> a galaxy? (Vote now!)
[/caption]Classification is key to all sciences, but can often cause debate. Within astronomy, fierce debates have raged over the definition…
Deep Space Radar Unveils Rotating Asteroid 2010 JL33
[/caption] Intriguing details about the physical properties and characteristics of a recently discovered asteroid have just been unveiled in amazing…
The Little Cepheid that Stopped
[/caption] When Hubble first discovered a Cepheid variable in the galaxy M31, the universe grew. Previously, many astronomers had held…
New Light On Galactic Pair – M81 and M82
[/caption] Almost every amateur astronomer has viewed the ghostly glow of galactic pair, Messier 81 and Messier 82. They're easily…
NASA – The Frontier Is Everywhere (Videos): Readings from Carl Sagan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY59wZdCDo0 Check out this awesome pair of inspiring videos about NASA and Space Exploration. They are set to the ever…
Tiny Stars with a Big Flares
[/caption] For a long time, astronomers have known that stars often have troubled childhoods. They suffer from frequent and violent…
When A Standard Candle Flickers
[/caption] Roll over, Edwin Hubble. For many decades astronomers have relied upon the "standard candle" to express the brightness of…
Kepler Discovers Its Smallest and First Rocky Planet
[/caption] NASA’s Kepler planet hunting space telescope has made an historic discovery by finding its first rocky planet – and…