What if a Child is Born on the Moon?
As humanity becomes a spacefaring civilization, we're going to come up with tricky situations that challenge current laws and concepts…
What’s Up this Week: November 5 – November 11, 2007
Monday, November 5 - If you're out looking for meteors this morning - and even if you're not - take…
Discovery Ends 11 Days at the Station
The space shuttle Discovery pulled away from the International Space Station Monday morning, wrapping up an eventful 11-day visit. The…
Astrosphere for November 5th, 2007
First the photo. Take a careful look, and you'll see that Comet Holmes has a tail now. Thanks to RickJ…
Podcast: Rising Winds from Supermassive Black Holes
Astronomers now believe there's a supermassive black hole lurking at the heart of every galaxy. When these monsters are actively…
Carnival of Space
If you run a space/astronomy related blog, and would like to get more awareness, participate in the Carnival of Space.…
Supermassive Black Holes Shape Their Galaxies
Astronomers are now understanding the connection between supermassive black holes and the galaxies they inhabit better and better. In fact,…
Colliding White Dwarfs Caused a Powerful Supernova
There are a few ways that stars can go kaboom, and each variant is different enough that astronomers can figure…
Book Review: Protostars and Planets V
Fabulous theories predict a dynamic, temporal universe. Assuming a special beginning and a robust continuance, we can imagine a transformation…
Carnival of Space #27 – and an Announcement
I'm happy once again to be the host of the Carnival of Space, here at Universe Today. I also wanted…