View the Heavens Just Like Galileo, Except Better
Galileo's first telescope was basically a tube containing two lenses, and was a three-power instrument. His next effort magnified objects…
Astronomers Detect Two Black Holes in a Cosmic Dance
Paired black holes are theorized to be common, but have escaped detection -- until now. Astronomers Todd Boroson and Tod Lauer, from…
A Supernova Story
[/caption] SN 2009ab as seen by the AlbaNova Telescope in Stockholm, Sweden. Credit: Magnus Persson, Robert Cumming and Genoveva Micheva/Stockholm…
Moonlet Could Be Source of Saturn’s G Ring
[/caption] Saturn's G ring has been the ring without a moon, until now. In trying to understand the mysterious G…
Hubble Watches Triple Galaxy Smash Up
[/caption] Is this an image of two galaxies? Actually, its three interacting galaxies that are locked in a gravitational tug-of-war.…
Public Wants Hubble to Study Hugging Galaxies
[/caption] NASA asked the public to vote on where they want the Hubble Space Telescope to be pointed in the…
Enjoy the Carnival of Space #92
The latest Carnival of Space is so big, it takes two posts to fit everything in! Or as Mike over…
Pluto’s Atmosphere Boasts Methane, Warmer Temps
Pluto is certainly frigid, but new research has revealed its atmosphere is a bit warmer. Astronomers using the European…
Circumference of the Earth
The circumference of the Earth in kilometers is 40,075 km, and the circumference of the Earth in miles is 24,901.…
Mars Gullies From Snow and Ice Melt “Relatively Recent”
[/caption] A new study of gullies seen on Mars provides evidence that water flowed recently on the Red Planet, at…