Pavo
Located south of the ecliptic plane, the constellation of Pavo was created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Dutch…
Possible Cryovolcanoes on Titan
[/caption] A cold volcano seems like an oxymoron, but active "cryovolcanoes" may actually be spewing a super-chilled liquid into the…
Russian Space Agency Getting Close to Cause of Re-entry Anomaly and Hard Landing
[/caption]Back in April, the world was captivated by what happened to the crew of Soyuz TMA-11. It was supposed to…
Amazing Close-up Images Show Enceladus is Changing
[/caption] Saturn's moon Enceladus not only has jets of water vapor spewing from vents on the southern hemisphere, but the…
The Neutral Hydrogen Gun: A New Solar Flare Phenomenon
[/caption] In 2006, one of the largest solar flares observed for 30 years erupted, saturating X-ray cameras on board observatories…
“Clumpiness” of Mars Soil Clue to Climate Cycles
[/caption] Scientists from the Phoenix Mars Lander mission say the lander uncovered clues that the Martian arctic soil has been…
U.S. Space-Launch Vehicle Technology – Viking to Space Shuttle
[/caption] The concluding volume to J.D. Hunley's historical technical reference picks up directly right where his first left off. Entitled…
Orion
[/caption] The constellation of Orion resides on the celestial equator and is one of the most brilliant and recognized in…
Podcast: Distance in Space, Changing Earth’s Orbit, and Different Sized Stars
[/caption] This week we find out the distance between Betelgeuse and Bellatrex, how astronomers measure distance between objects, the possibility…
Astronomers Now Looking For Exomoons Around Exoplanets
[/caption]It looks like astronomers have already grown tired of taking direct observations of exoplanets, been there, done that. So they…