A TV miniseries based on Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction classic "Childhood’s End," debuts tonight (Dec. 14) on the Syfy … More
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A Day on Pluto: Photos Show Dwarf Planet’s Changing Faces
Photos taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft show the changing faces of Pluto and its biggest moon, Charon, over the … More
Planetary influences on young stellar disks
A newborn star typically has a disk of gas and dust from which planets develop as the dust grains collide, … More
Dust and reflection Nebula on the border of Aries, Perseus and Taurus
The post Dust and reflection Nebula on the border of Aries, Perseus and Taurus appeared first on Sky & Telescope. … More
Could our sun superflare?
New research suggests it’s possible for the sun to release flares 1,000 times greater than previously recorded. But it’s not … More
Astronomy Cast Ep. 395: The Standard Model – Baryons and Beyond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hea7e_MKDc4 Streamed live on Nov 30, 2015 In the last few episodes, we’ve been talking about the standard model of … More
Physicist uses 3D-printing technology to understand how the universe has evolved
3D-printing technology has been used to create everything from iPad stands to guitars to lawnmowers and cars. Now a physicist … More
Moon Phases 2016 Southern Hemisphere
These are the hourly moon phases for 2016 as viewed from the southern hemisphere (the south pole is up). Want … More
When Gemini Sends Stars to Paranal
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A Planetary Nebula Divided
This fetching cloud of gas was imaged by the ESO Faint Object Spectrograph and Camera (EFOSC2) at ESO’s La Silla … More