Nearest Quasar Is Powered by a Double Black Hole

(NASA) – Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found that Markarian 231 (Mrk 231), the nearest galaxy to Earth that hosts a quasar, is powered by two central black…

Solar House

Six Simple Steps to Go Solar

According to Modernize, solar energy systems are a smart solution for home and business owners who want to save money and become more self-sufficient. But getting solar energy in your…

New Star Trek Movie – Renegades Review

(Rating – 2.5 out if 5 Orbs) Being a Star Trek fan literally for literally all of my life (Okay I was 7 when it started on TV), I was excited…

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Images of Planet outside our solar system published. 51 Eridani b

For years the hopes of actually seeing a planet outside our own solar system have been tied to the James Web Space Telescope. Now we have an early peak at…

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Solar Storm causing Auroras as low as New York, Wisconsin

There is a Geomagnetic event in progress and it may allow viewing of Auroras as low as New York to Wisconsin and Washington state.  If the skys are clear you should go…

Perseid Meteor Shower could be best of 2015

This week will be the peak viewing time for the annual  2015 Perseids Meteor Shower, with predicted rates of up to 100 per hour. The last time the Perseids peak coincided…

New Horizons

Animated Flyover of Pluto’s Icy Mountain and Plains

(NASA) – This simulated flyover of Pluto’s Norgay Montes (Norgay Mountains) and Sputnik Planum (Sputnik Plain) was created from New Horizons closest-approach images. Norgay Montes have been informally named for…

NASA’s New Horizons Discovers Frozen Plains in the Heart of Pluto’s ‘Heart’

(NASA) – In the latest data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, a new close-up image of Pluto reveals a vast, craterless plain that appears to be no more than 100…