Astronomy
Journey Inside A Bok Globule
[/caption] You asked for more? You got it. This time our dimensional visualization is going to take us 9500 light…
R Coronae Borealis At Faintest
[/caption] For those of you who like observing curiosities, it's time to take a look at R Coronae Borealis. As…
China Building Huge 500-Meter Radio Telescope
[/caption] Official ground-breaking ceremonies took place for a gigantic new 500 meter diameter radio telescope in China which will allow…
Two Rockets Fly Through Auroral Arc
[/caption] Early Thursday morning, two sounding rockets simultaneously flew through the veil of an aurora collecting data from both the…
Virgo
[/caption] As one of the zodiacal signs, Virgo resides directly on the ecliptic plane and was one of the original…
Blue Stars
[/caption] Spend any time watching the night sky and you'll soon recognize that stars have different colors. Some are white,…
What is a Star?
[/caption] Look up in the night sky and you'll see lots of stars. But what is a star? In a…
Stars and Planets
[/caption] Our Sun is a star. It's a vast ball made up of 74% hydrogen and 24% helium, with trace…
A Rose By Any Other Name…
[/caption] Would look twice as sweet! Are you seeing double? No. This isn't an eye test - rather an incredible,…
Massive Stars
[/caption] Since they're all just made of hydrogen and helium, when it comes to stars, mass is everything. The amount…