Two Galaxies Walk Into a Bar…
[/caption] Two galaxies walk into a bar. The young, regular spiral galaxy and the mature, barred spiral both order a…
Coronado PST – Personal H-Alpha Solar Telescope
[/caption]Are you interested in taking an in-depth look at our nearest star in a specific wavelength of light? H-alpha has…
US Signs International Deal to Collaborate on Lunar Missions
[/caption] NASA has signed a landmark agreement to collaborate with emerging space-faring nations for the exploration of the Moon. This…
Friday’s Total Solar Eclipse can be Watched on the Internet
[/caption] If you've ever wanted to see a solar eclipse, this might be the time to do it. It is…
Summer Showers: The Delta Aquarid and Capricornid Meteors Sparkle This Week’s Skies
[/caption] "A drop fell on the apple tree, Another on the roof; A half a dozen kissed the eaves, And…
Behind the Power and Beauty of Northern Lights
[/caption] The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights are stunningly beautiful. But they can also disrupt radio communications and GPS signals,…
Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo Sees Sunlight for the First Time (Gallery)
[/caption] Early this morning in the Californian Mojave Desert, Richard Branson and Burt Rutan unveiled the completed Virgin Galactic Mothership…
Unusual Exoplanet Dances in Sync With Its Sun-Like Star
[/caption] The European Space Agency's COROT spacecraft has discovered an unusual exoplanet orbiting a star slightly more massive than our…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: NGC 4618 and NGC 4625 by Martin Winder/Dietmar Hager
"Night's swift dragons cut the clouds full fast, And yonder shines..." Another galactic pair? Discovered by Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel in…
By 2020, Droids Could Explore Space For Us
[/caption] All the best sci-fi films have them, and they may become our future automated space explorers. Currently, one of…