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Big, Bigger, Biggest… Just How Large Can A Black Hole Be? Thanks to a new study done with data from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory, scientists will be re-thinking just how
Incredible Erupting Flare Star At the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and the Byurakan Observatory (Armenia), astronomers were shocked while taking observations of flare star, WX UMa.
The Most "Super" Supermoon of 2013 on June 23. On June 22 and 23, the Supermoon will make its closest approach to planet Earth appearing full, bright and huge in the eastern night sky at a distance of about 356,000km. (more...)
Read MoreView Comments (4)Herschel Illuminates Galactic Pool Party The Universe is ostensibly made up of stars that live in galaxies. When a star is born, it really shines. However, not all things contained in our galaxy are so easy to see. (more...)
Read MoreLeave a CommentRock Found In Massachusetts Came From Space Station Phil Green wasn’t quite sure what he had, when he noticed the unusual rock on the banks of the Merrimack River. His yard backs up to the river and he was on one of his frequent walks. (more...)
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New App - Astro Photography From Your Couch A new iPad app allows anyone around the world to take telescope photos of celestial objects from the comfort of a couch. Now who ever said that astro photography was hard to do? (more...)
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Black Hole Bonanza In Andromeda Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered an unprecedented bonanza of black holes in the Andromeda Galaxy also called (M31). (more...)
Read MoreLeave a CommentNewton And That Apple. For a long time I thought the story of Newton and the apple was just another fable. I thought it was a made-up story, like Washington chopping down the cherry tree. It is not. (more...)
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Aussie Amateur Helps Discover A Flash In Jupiter's Sky Observing a fireball streaking through the atmosphere of another planet is a pretty rare occurrence indeed. However, two amateur astronomers did just that on June 3, 2010. (more...)
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Hubble Spots Planet Under Construction Astronomers the Hubble Telescope have found compelling evidence of a planet forming 12.1 billion km away from its star, a finding that may challenge current theories about planet formation. (more...)
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Robert Bigelow Plans a Real Estate Empire in Space. Robert Bigelow was no more than 9 years old when he heard his first atom bomb explosion. He was upstairs in his bedroom, in a two-story brick house in Las Vegas. (more...)
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Private Firm Sets Sights on First Moon Base NASA may not be going to the moon anytime soon, but private companies plan to do so, a study by space habitat developer Bigelow Aerospace shows just one practical idea . (more...)
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Space Dogs and Dragons: A Brief History Of Reentry. In August 1960, Soviet dogs Belka and Strelka1 - accompanied by several mice - became the first advanced animals to travel into space and return alive. A lot was learned that day. (more...)
Read MoreLeave a CommentBlack Holes May Have Been Common in Early Universe Black holes may have been abundant among the first stars in the universe, helping explain the origin of the supermassive monsters that lurk at the heart of galaxies today. (more...)
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'Astrowives' Became 'First Reality Stars.' In the late 1950s, after the Soviet Union successfully put their satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit, American fears over the Communist threat reached a new height right across the country. (more...)
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China Launches Three 'Taikonauts'. The Xinhua news agency hailed the triumph of three Communists in space after China successfully launched its fifth manned spacecraft late on Tuesday, another big step forward. (more...)
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Cat's Paw Nebula "Littered" with Baby Stars Almost everyone interested in astronomy has seen the famous Orion Nebula in either photographs or a telescope, but did you know that it isn't the most productive star factory in our galaxy? (more...)
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SpaceX Signs Agreement for Potential Military Launches The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center & SpaceX have signed an agreement considering SpaceX as a launch provider for U.S. military satellites, on June 7. (more...)
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Europe Ramps Up Protection Against Falling Space Rocks The European Space Agency (ESA) has set up an office to help provide early warnings when the Earth is about to be struck by natural objects such as asteroids or space junk. (more...)
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