Universe Today
Remember When Life was Found in a Martian Meteorite? Turns out, it was Just Geology
A Moon Might Have Been Found Orbiting an Exoplanet
A new study by David Kipping and the Hunt for Exomoons with Kepler campaign has revealed another exomoon candidate!
Continue reading
A Star Passed too Close and Tore Out a Chunk of a Protoplanetary Disk
Look Up and Watch Asteroid 1994 PC1 Fly Past Earth This Week
This week's apparition of asteroid 1994 PC1 offers observers a chance to see a space rock moving in real time.
Continue reading
Astronomy Jargon 101: Aurorae
Messier 96 - the NGC 3368 Spiral Galaxy
Located in the Leo constellation, about 31 million light-years from Earth, is the double-sparred spiral galaxy known as Messier 96.
Continue reading
Astronomy Jargon 101: Black Holes
Astronomy Jargon 101: Bolide
Astronomy Jargon 101: Celestial Sphere
Tonga's Incredible Underwater Volcano Eruption Seen From Space
Astronomy Jargon 101: Cepheid Variable
"TrekTalks" Telethon Calls upon Star Trek Fandom to Meet the Needs of the Many
Nearby Supernovae Exploded Just a few Million Years Ago, Leading to a Wave of Star Formation Around the Sun
Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Will do its Own, Wide-Angle Version of the Hubble Deep Field
The Gemini Constellation
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.
Continue reading
Astronomy Jargon 101: Coma
Astronomy Jargon 101: Globular Clusters
Exoplanet Found With a Highly Eccentric Orbit
Observations made by an international team of researchers has found a mini-Neptune with the most eccentric orbit of any planet observed!
Continue reading
Astronomy Jargon 101: Interstellar Medium
Europa Clipper's Thermal Imaging System was Tested Here on Earth
