Hubble Observes One-of-a-Kind Star Nicknamed ‘Nasty’
(NASA, ESA) -Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered surprising new clues about a hefty, rapidly aging star whose behavior has never been seen before in our Milky Way…
You could help name a PLANET! Your vote counts!
The first ever contest allowing members of the public to name a planet has begun. The IAU is organizing a worldwide contest to give popular names to selected exoplanets along…
MESSENGER spacecraft to impact Mercury this month
(NASA) – NASA will hold a media and public event at 1 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 16, to share scientific findings and technical accomplishments of the agency’s MErcury Surface,…
Milky Way as it looked 10 Billion Years ago
(NASA) – In one of the most comprehensive multi-observatory galaxy surveys yet, astronomers find that galaxies like our Milky Way underwent a stellar “baby boom,” churning out stars at a…
Impressive CME erupts from the Sun 4/5/15, Expected impact 4/7/15
The Sun erupted with an impressive looking CME as you can see un the set of images above. This event is expected ti impact the Earth on April 7th but…
Explore the Universe Using New Hubble Public Research Tools
A new astronomy research tool which makes exploring the universe as easy as pointing and clicking has been released by our friends at Hubble. Now you can be your own research…
Mars held more water than Earth’s Arctic Ocean
A primitive ocean on Mars held more water than Earth’s Arctic Ocean, according to NASA scientists who, using ground-based observatories, measured Mars water signatures in the Red Planet’s atmosphere. Scientists…
NASA’s DAWN Spacecraft spots mysterious lights on CERES
As the Dawn spacecraft approaches the dwarf planet CERES it takes ever clearer images. In this image taken from 29,000 miles (46,000 kilometers) away there appears to be two bright lights…
