More Thoughts (and now math!) On What Came Before the Big Bang
[/caption] Physicist Sean Carroll gave a wonderful talk at the June 2008 American Astronomical Society meeting about his "speculative research"…
Perseus
Positioned north of the ecliptic plane, the constellation of Perseus was one of the original 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy,…
No “Big Rip” in our Future: Chandra Provides Insights Into Dark Energy
[/caption] When you throw a ball up into the air, you expect gravity will eventually slow the ball, and it…
How Many Stars are There in the Milky Way?
The Milky Way Galaxy, our little corner of the Universe, is a pretty massive place, with an estimated 200-400 million…
Pegasus
Positioned north of the ecliptic plane, the constellation of Pegasus was one of the original 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy,…
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…