NASA and Google Successfully Test Deep Space Internet
[/caption] Communication with spacecraft is vital for NASA, and since the World Wide Web has enabled easy, reliable and quick…
New Telescope on the Lookout for Near Earth Asteroids, Comets
[/caption] A prototype telescope with an enhanced ability to find moving objects will soon be operational, and its mission will…
Podcast: The Moon, Part 3: Return to the Moon
[/caption] It's time for a third lunar chapter. We've talked about the physical characteristics of the Moon, and the exploration.…
Podcast: Spiral Arms, Seismic Waves on the Sun, and our Favorite Gear
[/caption] This week we explore galactic spiral arms, seismic quakes on the Sun, and our picks for astronomy gear. If…
Black Holes Supply Lifeblood for Galaxies
[/caption] Obviously, today is the day for news on black holes. While one group of astronomers studied the violent flares…
Milky Way’s Black Hole Sending Out Flares
[/caption] Two different telescopes simultaneously observed violent flares from the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way.…
Lepus
[/caption] Created as one of Ptolemy's original 48 constellations and positioned just south of the celestial equator, Lepus has endured…
Leo Minor
[/caption] Leo Minor is a very small and dim constellation which was created by Johannes Hevelius in 1687 and later…
Evidence For Vast Oceans On Ancient Mars
[/caption] Data from the Mars Odyssey orbiter's Gamma Ray Spectrometer provides new evidence for the controversial idea that oceans once…
Leo
[/caption] Positioned directly on the ecliptic plane, Leo is a constellation of the zodiac preceded by Cancer to the west…