Jupiter
What’s Inside Jupiter?
Jupiter is like a jawbreaker. Dig down beneath the swirling clouds and you'll pass through layer after layer of exotic…
A New Image of Europa Emerges
Eureka – it's Europa! And a brand-new image of it, too! (Well, kinda sorta.) The picture above, showing the icy moon's…
Why is Everything Spherical?
Have you ever noticed that everything in space is a sphere? The Sun, the Earth, the Moon and the other…
Stunning Amateur Timelapse of Jupiter ‘Re-enacts’ Voyager Flyby
Back in the 1970's when NASA launched the two Voyager spacecraft to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, I remember being…
Virtual Star Party – June 1, 2014: Paul brings his “A” game!
Host: Scott Lewis Guests: Michael Phillips, Bill McLaughlin, Paul Stewart (more…)
Weekly Space Hangout – May 30, 2014: Gamma Ray Burst? Maybe Not?
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter), Brian Koberlien (@briankoberlein) (more…)
Weekly Space Hangout – May 16, 2014: Shrinking Red Spot
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Alessondra Springmann (@sondy), Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein, briankoberlein.com), Nicole Gugliucci (cosmoquest.org / @noisyastronomer) (more…)
Virtual Star Party – April 26, 2014- Hangoutathon Special Edition!
This week's Virtual Star Party was a special 2-hour Saturday night version recorded as part of the Cosmoquest Hangoutathon. The…
Curiosity Captures First Ever Asteroid Images from Mars Surface
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has caught the first image of asteroids taken from the surface of Mars on April 20,…
The Inner and Outer Planets in Our Solar System
In our Solar System, astronomers often divide the planets into two groups -- the inner planets and the outer planets.…