Astronomy
Galaxy Pictures
The best photographs captured from ground and the Hubble Space Telescopes. I could look at pictures of beautiful spiral galaxies…
Spiral Galaxy
[/caption] When you think of a galaxy, you're probably thinking of a spiral galaxy. You know, with the central bulge…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – May 1-3, 2009
Greetings, fellow StarGazers! Let's start the weekend off right by taking on a lunar club challenge and then kicking back…
Cosmic Rays too Wimpy to Influence Climate
[/caption] People looking for new ways to explain climate change on Earth have sometimes turned to cosmic rays, showers of…
A Stunning Look at “The Big Picture”
My friend Carolyn Collins Petersen, a.k.a. The Spacewriter, has just started a new gig with Astrocast.tv. She now has a…
Confirmed: Chocolate and Astronomy Go Together
[/caption] Two of my greatest loves are coming together at the Museo de Chocolate (Chocolate Museum) of Barcelona. To celebrate…
Nearsighted No More: Astronomers Resolve Milky Way’s Mysterious X-Ray Glow
[/caption] The map above details the Galactic ridge X-ray emission, first detected 25 years ago and observed recently by NASA's Rossi…
In Your Eyes – The NGC 4486 Jet by JP Metsavainio
[/caption] We're all familiar with the photo of the jet of material emanating from the core of the Virgo A…
Hubble Discovers a Strange Collection of White Dwarf… Dwarfs
[/caption] A collection of very odd white dwarfs have been discovered in a local globular cluster. Twenty-four white dwarfs (18…