(Source NASA) – Nearly 900 extrasolar planets have been confirmed to date, but now for the first time astronomers think…
Category: Space
Hubble maps 3D Ejected material around star eruption
(Source NASA) – A flash of light from a stellar outburst has provided a rare look at the 3-D structure…
Study Suggests Black Holes Abundant in Earliest Stars
(Source NASA) – By comparing infrared and X-ray background signals across the same stretch of sky, an international team of…
NASA Partners with LEGO to build Satellite out of LEGOs (Sort of)
Some cool space related things have been done with LEGOs in the past including the LEGO man in space. Now…
Hubble Captures Comet ISON, Possibly Comet of the Century
(Source NASA and STScI) – Comet ISON is potentially the “comet of the century” because around the time the comet makes…
Radar Image Shows Asteroid 1998 QE2 has a Moon
As reported here the 1.7 mile wide (2.7km) Asteroid 1998 QE2 will fly by Earth at 20:59 p.m. UTC (4:59pm…
1.7 Mile long Asteroid Earth Close Flyby May 31, 2013
A 1.7 mile wide (2.7km) Asteroid will fly by Earth at 20:59 p.m. UTC (4:59pm est), Friday, May 31. The…
Hubble Telescope Reveals the Ring Nebula’s True Shape
(Source NASA) — The Ring Nebula’s distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by…
