Observatories
Crab Nebula Erupts in a Superflare
[/caption] From a NASA press release: The famous Crab Nebula supernova remnant has erupted in an enormous flare five times…
Stunning, Colorful New Look at the Lagoon Nebula
[/caption] Wow, is this gorgeous or what?! Argentinean astronomers Julia Arias and Rodolfo Barbá used the Gemini South telescope in…
The Many Colors and Wavelengths of the Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda is a beautiful galaxy to see with your own eyes, but in this video, ESA’s fleet of space telescopes…
Spectacular Galaxies Dancing Towards Destruction
[/caption] More than just another pretty picture? I’ll say! This beautiful image of the galaxy pair NGC 6872 and IC…
Behind the Scenes at the Keck Observatory
[/caption] For about 300 nights out of the year, Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii is one of…
JWST Sunscreen Offers SPF 1,000,000
The James Webb Space Telescope will have a sunshield that is about the size of a tennis court, and mission…
New Record: Telescope Finds 19 Near-Earth Asteroids in One Night
[/caption] From a University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy press release: The Pan-STARRS PS1 telescope on Haleakala, Maui, discovered 19…
Another Must-Have Tool for Astronomers: A Shovel
Ah, the glamorous life of an astronomer. Scott Kardel, public affairs coordinator for the Palomar Observatory, found himself on top…
Film Review: Nostalgia for the Light (in Atacama)
[/caption] It's difficult enough to imagine stark white telescope domes towering over a parched brown landscape made even more arid…
Stunning New Look at Reflection Nebula Messier 78
[/caption] Here’s another “Hidden Treasure” from the European Southern Observatory, from the astrophotography competition where amateurs create images from unused…