Astronomy
Vulpecula
[/caption] The constellation of Vulpecula is unusual, because it did not belong originally to those created by Ptolemy - but…
Volans
[/caption] The southern circumpolar constellation of Volans was first introduced in 1589 by Petrus Plancius on a celestial globe which…
Journey Inside A Bok Globule
[/caption] You asked for more? You got it. This time our dimensional visualization is going to take us 9500 light…
R Coronae Borealis At Faintest
[/caption] For those of you who like observing curiosities, it's time to take a look at R Coronae Borealis. As…
China Building Huge 500-Meter Radio Telescope
[/caption] Official ground-breaking ceremonies took place for a gigantic new 500 meter diameter radio telescope in China which will allow…
Two Rockets Fly Through Auroral Arc
[/caption] Early Thursday morning, two sounding rockets simultaneously flew through the veil of an aurora collecting data from both the…
Virgo
[/caption] As one of the zodiacal signs, Virgo resides directly on the ecliptic plane and was one of the original…
Blue Stars
[/caption] Spend any time watching the night sky and you'll soon recognize that stars have different colors. Some are white,…
What is a Star?
[/caption] Look up in the night sky and you'll see lots of stars. But what is a star? In a…
Stars and Planets
[/caption] Our Sun is a star. It's a vast ball made up of 74% hydrogen and 24% helium, with trace…