Astronomy
How to Reconstruct the Life of a Star
It takes time to understand the life of stars. A star like our Sun takes tens of millions of years…
New Stars: Blazing and Blue
A new image from ESO shows a pretty sprinkling of bright blue stars, the star cluster NGC 2547, a group…
Book Review: Vistas of Many Worlds
While many astronomy books are based around images that show us how the Universe appears to us right now, as…
Book Review: Your Ticket to the Universe
Every once in a while an astronomy book comes out that combines stunning high-definition images from the world's most advanced…
Why You’ll Never See a Red Comet Like in ‘Game of Thrones’
A blood-red comet appears in the sky. People quake in its wake. This phenomenon, which happens in the second season…
A Guide to Help You See Comet PANSTARRS at its Brightest
This is the big week so many of us in the northern hemisphere have been waiting for. Comet C/2011 L4 PANSTARRS,…
Book Review: African Cosmos
In 1986, Halley's Comet captivated a teenager living in a small South African town. Curious about what his nation does…
Nearby Ancient Star is Almost as Old as the Universe
A metal-poor star located merely 190 light-years from the Sun is 14.46+-0.80 billion years old, which implies that the star is…
In Reality, Nebulae Offer No Place for Spaceships to Hide
In the Battlestar: Galactica universe, nebulas are a nifty spot to hide from the Cylons that are plotting to kill…
Astronomy Photographer of the Year Competition Now Open for 2013
It’s back! The 2013 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition is now open and accepting submissions. This is the fifth…