Astronomy
Astronomers Witness Star Birth
[/caption] Astronomers have glimpsed into the birth of a star, and have seen what could be the youngest known star…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 188: The Future of Astronomy
We spent 5 episodes telling the story of astronomy so far, how we got from the work of the Babylonians…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 187: History of Astronomy Part 5; The 20th Century
Many of the modern ideas in astronomy happened in just the 20th century: dark matter, the Big Bang, inflation, quasars,…
Zoom into a New VISTA of the Sculptor Galaxy
The new VISTA telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile (the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) has captured…
How Many Miles Around the Earth?
Planet Earth has a circumference of roughly 40,075 km, or 24,901 miles. But since it is not perfectly round, this…
Fully Functional Pan-STARRS is now Panning for Stars, Asteroids and Comets
[/caption] There's a new eye on the skies on the lookout for 'killer' asteroids and comets. The first Pan-STARRS (Panoramic…
What Type of Planet is Mars?
[/caption] "What type of planet is Mars?" is a question that many readers ask. Mars is one of the four…
What Type of Planet is Venus?
[/caption] Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and a virtual twin of our own planet Earth in many…
What Type of Planet is Mercury?
[/caption] Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System. But what type of planet is Mercury? Mercury…
How Did Mercury Get its Name?
[/caption] Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System. But here's a question, how did Mercury get…