Citizen Science
Deep Blue Astrophotography – Imaging Galactic Shells
[/caption] As a professional astronomy journalist, I read a lot of science papers. It hasn't been all that long ago…
Galaxy Zoo Reveals Curious ‘Violin Clef’ Quadruple Galaxy Merger
[/caption] About a month ago, a Galaxy Zoo contributor named Bruno discovered a very unique galaxy merger in the Sloan…
Citizen Science: Help Find Life on Mars
[/caption] Interested in helping NASA scientists pinpoint where to look for signs of life on Mars? If so, you can…
Big Find: Citizen Scientists Discover Two Extrasolar Planets
[/caption] Hip-hip hooray for citizen scientists! The first two exoplanet candidates have been identified by members of the public through…
The Mission to Find the Missing Lunar Module
[/caption] Where is the Apollo 10 Lunar lander module? It's somewhere out there -- orbiting the Sun -- and there's…
Backyard Science: How You Can Make a Difference
[/caption] It's a great time to be an amateur astronomer! Nowadays, "backyard" astronomers armed with affordable CCD imagers, high-quality tracking mounts, inexpensive…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 225: Ice in Space
A huge part of the Solar System is just made of ice. There are comets, rings, moons and even dwarf…
Help Scientists Decide on Which KBOs the New Horizons Spacecraft Will Visit
How would you like to help choose an additional destination or two for a spacecraft heading to the outer solar…
Copenhagen Suborbitals Upcoming Launch Attempt in June
[/caption] Copenhagen Suborbitals hopes to launch the world’s first amateur-built rocket for human space travel and have announced an upcoming…
The View from 100,000 Feet
I love these student projects that send a camera via a balloon high in the atmosphere to film the view…