Astronomy
There Are Now Officially Over 1,000 Confirmed Exoplanets!
It was just last week that we reported on the oh-so-close approach to 1,000 confirmed exoplanets discovered thus far, and…
Virtual Star Party – October 20, 2013: In Space, Nobody can Hear You Waka-Waka-Waka-Waka!
Sunday's Virtual Star Party felt like a reunion, with Mike Phillips, Gary Gonella, and Roy Salisbury supplying images and Scott…
Why is Mars Red?
Another name for Mars is the Red Planet, and if you’ve ever seen it in the sky when the planet…
How Will the Universe End?
The evidence that the Universe began with the Big Bang is very compelling. 13.8 billion years ago, the entire Universe…
Astronomy Cast Episode 317: Observatories
Have you ever wondered what it's like to visit one of the big research observatories, like Keck, Gemini, or the…
Where Did the Earth’s Water Come From?
This question comes from Andrew Bumford and Steven Stormont. In a previous episode I’ve talked about how the entire Solar…
Virtual Star Party – October 13, 2013
We've got a pretty bright Moon, but that just means we've got another target for the Virtual Star Party. Tonight…
Virtual Star Party – October 6, 2013
Another wonderful Virtual Star Party, this time with 6 astronomers broadcasting their view of the night sky live. We had…
This is Comet ISON Seen From Mars
It's not much to look at, but there it is: the incoming comet ISON (aka C/2012 S1) as seen by the…
A Mercurial Milestone: 1,000 Featured Images from MESSENGER!
It's been nearly two and a half years since the NASA-sponsored MESSENGER mission entered orbit around Mercury -- the first…