The Gemini Constellation

By tammy-plotner - January 14, 2022 11:33 AM UTC | Observing

Located in the northern hemisphere, there's the constellation Gemini (aka. The Twins) one of the 48 compiled by Ptolemy and one of the 88 recognized by the IAU.

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Coma

By Paul Sutter - January 14, 2022 10:43 AM UTC | Planetary Science

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Globular Clusters

By Paul Sutter - January 13, 2022 04:45 PM UTC | Milky Way

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Exoplanet Found With a Highly Eccentric Orbit

By Matthew Williams - January 13, 2022 03:39 PM UTC | Exoplanets

Observations made by an international team of researchers has found a mini-Neptune with the most eccentric orbit of any planet observed!

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Interstellar Medium

By Paul Sutter - January 13, 2022 10:19 AM UTC | Milky Way

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Europa Clipper's Thermal Imaging System was Tested Here on Earth

By Nancy Atkinson - January 13, 2022 10:03 AM UTC | Missions

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Fast Radio Bursts can now be Tracked in Real-Time

By Matthew Williams - January 12, 2022 05:52 PM UTC | Physics

Researchers from the University of McGill have developed a new system that will share CHIME data in real-time with observatories worldwide, helping them solve the mystery of FRBs.

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Ionosphere

By Paul Sutter - January 12, 2022 05:21 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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China's Lander Has Detected Water on the Moon

By Nancy Atkinson - January 12, 2022 03:36 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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Astronomers Watch a Star Die and Then Explode as a Supernova

By Evan Gough - January 12, 2022 01:00 PM UTC | Stars

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The Milky Way's Most Recent Meal was a Galaxy it Gobbled up 8-10 Billion Years ago

By Brian Koberlein - January 12, 2022 12:30 PM UTC | Milky Way

The Milky Way had a sausage galaxy breakfast about 8 billion years ago

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Kirkwood Gaps

By Paul Sutter - January 12, 2022 09:05 AM UTC | Planetary Science

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Rings in the Early Solar System Kept our Planet From Becoming a Super-Earth

By Matthew Williams - January 11, 2022 11:35 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A team led by Rice University has created a new model of planetary formation that answer how the Solar System is the way it is.

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Nearby Supernovae Were Essential to Life on Earth

By Evan Gough - January 11, 2022 04:06 PM UTC | Astrobiology

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What is the Arecibo Message?

By Matthew Williams - January 10, 2022 07:28 PM UTC | Astrobiology

In 1974, the famous Arecibo Message was sent into space, humanity's first and only attempt at messaging extraterrestrial intelligence.

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The Early Earth was Really Horrible for Life

By Evan Gough - January 10, 2022 04:24 PM UTC | Astrobiology

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SpaceX Tests its Starship-Catching Launch Tower

By Nancy Atkinson - January 10, 2022 04:22 PM UTC | Space Exploration

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Now we Know why Spaceflight Affects Your Eyes

By sjohnston - January 09, 2022 04:46 PM UTC | Space Exploration

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The Surface of the Moon is Electrically Charged, Which Could Allow a Hovering Robot to Explore it

By Matthew Williams - January 08, 2022 10:13 PM UTC | Planetary Science

A team from MIT has developed a concept for a robotic mission that would use ion beams to levitate on airless bodies like the Moon and asteroids.

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Webb's Mirror Now Fully Unfolded. Prepare to Witness the Power of This Unprecedented Space Telescope

By Nancy Atkinson - January 08, 2022 12:27 PM UTC | Telescopes

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