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How We’ve ‘Morphed’ From “Starry Night” to Planck’s View of the BICEP2 Field
From the vantage point of a window in an insane asylum, Vincent van Gogh painted one of the most noted…
Weekly Space Hangout – Jan. 30, 2015: Paul Hildebrandt Fights for Space!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) Dave Dickinson (@astroguyz / www.astroguyz.com) Special Guest: Paul Hildebrandt from Fight For…
Why Is Andromeda Coming Towards Us?
I don’t want to freak you out, but you should be aware that there’s a gigantic galaxy with twice our…
Why Is Our Galaxy Called The Milky Way?
We have a lot of crazy informal names for space sights. Sometimes they're named after how they are shaped, like…
How Big Is The Milky Way?
The Milky Way is our home galaxy, the spot where the Earth resides. We are not anywhere near the center…
Weekly Space Hangout – Jan. 16, 2015: Hard Landings, False Alarms & Found Beagles
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @MorganRehnberg ) Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein) (more…)
Are Gamma Ray Bursts Dangerous?
Gamma ray bursts are the most energetic explosions in the Universe, outshining the rest of their entire galaxy for a…
Weekly Space Hangout – Jan 9, 2015: Andy Weir of “The Martian”
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Andy Weir , author of "The Martian" Andy was first hired as a programmer…
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Hearing the Early Universe’s Scream: Sloan Survey Announces New Findings
Imagine a single mission that would allow you to explore the Milky Way and beyond, investigating cosmic chemistry, hunting planets, mapping galactic…
Leave Home: Hypnotic Milky Way Timelapse from New Zealand
Photographer Manoj Kesavan has been working on this timelapse since mid-2013 and the results are stunning and spellbinding. 'Leave Home'…