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…
Mars Rover Spirit Surviving on a Low Energy Diet
[/caption]Last week, Mars Exploration Rover Spirit looked as if its sols were numbered. Hot on the heals of the demise…
NASA Aids California Wildfire Fight: An Opinion from the Smoke
[/caption] This morning at 5:30am, I woke up to the smell of smoke. It's one of those horrid, gut-wrenching feelings…
Launch of Endeavour Lights Up the Night
[/caption] With a waning gibbous moon hanging over the launch pad, Space Shuttle Endeavour lit up the night sky with…
Student Built Agricultural Camera Heading to the Space Station
[/caption] A new camera that will assist farmers, ranchers, foresters and educators is heading to the International Space Station. Students…
Lacerta
[/caption] The constellation of Lacerta is unusual, because it did not belong orignally to those created by Ptolemy - but…