Astronomy
What Happens When Supermassive Black Holes Collide?
As galaxies merge together, you might be wondering what happens with the supermassive black holes that lurk at their centres.…
Help Map Our Dark Skies
Have you ever really seen the night sky -- a sky without any pollution from artificial light sources? Over half…
An Entire Galaxy, Seen in Ultraviolet
NASA's Swift satellite is pretty jittery as space telescopes go. It's designed to wait until it detects a gamma ray…
Nano-Engineered Liquid Mirror Telescopes
Some astronomers feel that rotating liquid mirror telescopes (LMT) may revolutionize astronomy. LMTs work because the basic laws of nature…
New Technique for Finding Space Diamonds
When researchers examine meteorites, they often find them sprinkled with teeny tiny diamonds - 25,000 times smaller than a grain…
Mercury and Venus Team Up on Tuesday
If you have an open horizon to the east on Tuesday, February 26, you'll have the opportunity to spot Mercury…
Two Meteor Showers Sparkle the Skies… Beginning Tonight!
Are you ready for more meteor showers? Thanks to the after midnight rise of the Moon, many of us might…
Find the Zodiacal Light
Look to the West, just after the Sun has set, and you might see a dimly glowing triangle rising up…
Aliens Might Be Moving Stars to Communicate With Us
You've got to love the audacity of this idea. In a recent article at Discover Magazine, virtual reality pioneer Jaron…
Time to Observe Saturn – Opposition Occurs February 23!
Are you ready to take a closer look at the real "Lord of the Rings"? Then say hello to Saturn…