50th Anniversary of NASA’s First Astronauts
[/caption] This week marks the 50th anniversary of the "Mercury Seven;" NASA's first seven astronauts. On April 9, 1959 NASA…
Now Showing: Fermi All-Sky Movie
This could be titled "87 Days of Fermi," or "Blazing Galaxies:" This movie is made from the first 87 days…
Two Unique Galaxies Revealed During 100 Hours of Astronomy Event
[/caption] As part of the International Year of Astronomy project, 100 Hours of Astronomy, the ambitious “Around the World in…
Data Shows Thinning Arctic Sea Ice
[/caption] The latest satellite observations of sea ice in the Arctic shows the ice cover appears to be shrinking: the…
North Korea Rocket Launch “Partial Success”
[/caption]On Sunday, North Korea carried out its promise of launching a rocket carrying a satellite, as part of their peaceful…
IYA Live Telescope Today – NGC 2516
On April 6, 2009 the IYA Live Telescope was busy broadcasting from the Southern Galactic Telescope Hosting facility and fulfilling…
New Image Reveals M33 is Bigger Than Thought (and it’s Headed Our Way)
[/caption] NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured this new image…
IYA Live Telescope Today – NGC 4833
On April 6, 2009 the IYA Live Telescope was busy broadcasting from the Southern Galactic Telescope Hosting facility and fulfilling…
IYA Live Telescope Today – IC 2602: “The Southern Pleiades”
On April 4, 2009 the IYA Live Telescope was busy broadcasting from the Southern Galactic Telescope Hosting facility and fulfilling…
IYA Live Telescope – UT Reader Requests
Over the last few days the IYA Live Telescope broadcasting on “Galactic TV” has been busy fillling your requests and…