Astronomy
What is Loop Quantum Gravity?
The two best theories we have, today, in physics – the Standard Model and General Relativity – are mutually incompatible;…
Nebula Wallpaper
Want a nebula wallpaper to put as the background image of your computer desktop? Here's a handful of nebula images.…
Measuring the Moon’s Eccentricity at Home
Caption: View of the moon at perigee and apogee As a teacher, I'm always on the lookout for labs with…
Giant Magnetic Loop Stretches Between Two Stars
[/caption] Using a collection of radio telescopes, astronomers have found a giant magnetic loop stretched outward from one of the…
Time-Lapse Movie Shows Massive Stars Form Similarly to Smaller Stars
It has been difficult for astronomers to see how massive stars form, since these stars are rare, form quickly and…
The Week Long Messier Marathon
Are you ready to run the Messier Marathon? Doing all 110 objects in one night is both exhausting and rewarding...…
The Messier Marathon
The Messier Marathon is an exhaustive attempt by an astronomer to observe all 110 Messier Objects in a single night…
Introduction to the Messier Objects
Charles Messier was born on June 26, 1730 in Lorraine, France. In 1744 at age fourteen, he saw the “Great…
Messier 110
Object Name: Messier 110 Alternative Designations: M110, NGC 205 Object Type: E6p Elliptical Galaxy Constellation: Andromeda Right Ascension: 00 :…
Messier 109
Object Name: Messier 109 Alternative Designations: M109, NGC 3992 Object Type: Sbc Barred Spiral Galaxy Constellation: Ursa Major Right Ascension:…