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Where is Earth Located?
You've probably heard the saying “everything’s relative”. When you consider our place in the Universe, everything really is relative. I’m…
A Mesmerizing Look at Year 4 of the Solar Dynamics Observatory
Four years ago today, the Solar Dynamics Observatory embarked on a five-year mission to boldly go where no Sun-observing satellite…
Giant sunspot convulses but all quiet on the aurora front … for now
What a crazy sunspot cycle. Weeks go by with only a few tiny spots freckling the sun, then all at…
Could We Harvest Energy From a Star?
Our civilization will need more power in the future. Count on it. The ways we use power today: for lighting,…
Weekly Space Hangout – January 31, 2014: No Black Holes?!?
Host: Fraser Cain Guests: Brian Koberlein, Morgan Rehnberg, David Dickinson, Jason Major, Nicole Gugliucci (more…)
A Secret Solar Eclipse from Outer Space
Call it the eclipse nobody saw. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) got its own private solar eclipse showing from its…
What Is The Future Of Our Sun?
Who knows what the future holds for our Sun? Dr. Mark Morris, a professor of astronomy at UCLA sure knows.…
Why Is the Solar System Flat?
It's no mystery that the planets, moons, asteroids, etc. in the Solar System are arranged in a more-or-less flat, plate-like…
Watch Live Webcast of the Active Sun
The team from Slooh will broadcast a live Solar special focusing on the sudden emergence of hyperactivity on the Sun…
Virtual Star Party – January 12, 2014: The Planetary Show!
Hosts: Fraser Cain(@fcain, @universetoday) and Scott Lewis(@baldastronomer) Astronomers: David Dickinson(@astroguyz) in Florida Mike Phillips in North Carolina Shahrin Ahmad(@shahgazer) in…