Two Meteor Showers Sparkle the Skies… Beginning Tonight!
Are you ready for more meteor showers? Thanks to the after midnight rise of the Moon, many of us might…
Find the Zodiacal Light
Look to the West, just after the Sun has set, and you might see a dimly glowing triangle rising up…
Record Breaking “Dark Matter Web” Structures Observed Spanning 270 Million Light Years Across
It is well documented that dark matter makes up the majority of the mass in our universe. The big problem…
Space Debris May be Catastrophic to Future Missions (and Google Earth is Watching…)
Kessler Syndrome could be a frightening situation for space travel. No, it's not a health risk to the human body…
Could Primordial Black Holes Deflect Asteriods on a Collision Course with Earth?
Primordial black holes (PBHs) are getting mischievous again. These artefacts from the Big Bang could be responsible for hiding inside…
Aliens Might Be Moving Stars to Communicate With Us
You've got to love the audacity of this idea. In a recent article at Discover Magazine, virtual reality pioneer Jaron…
Time to Observe Saturn – Opposition Occurs February 23!
Are you ready to take a closer look at the real "Lord of the Rings"? Then say hello to Saturn…
Milky Way is Twice as Thick as Previously Believed
Imagine suddenly realizing that your house was twice as big as you originally thought. Okay, maybe that's a little out…
Send in Your Eclipse Pictures, Tell Your Stories
How was your view of this week's lunar eclipse? The skies actually opened up here in Vancouver, and we were…
Carnival of Space #42
It's time for another look around the space/astronomy community of websites. This week, the Carnival of Space is being hosted…