A team of astronomers has found an enigmatic gas cloud, called CO-0.40-0.22, only 200 light years away from the center … More
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WATCH: SpaceX Rocket Explodes Trying To Land On A Barge
SpaceX was coming off a huge win last month when it landed a rocket on solid ground. Elon Musk took … More
Watch the Moon Occult Aldebaran Tuesday Night
“That’s no moon…” But in this case, it is (sorry Ben), and that Moon is headed to temporarily obliterate (occult) … More
Proxima Centauri: The Closest Star
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Pale Red Dot: Proxima Centauri Campaign Begins
A new observational campaign for Proxima Centauri, coordinated by Guillem Anglada-Escudé (Queen Mary University, London), is about to begin, an … More
Video Shows SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Land on Droneship, Then Fall Over and Explode
A video posted late Sunday by billionaire Elon Musk shows just how close his spaceflight company SpaceX came to landing … More
Astronauts Observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Space
Like their cohort on the ground, astronauts aboard the U.S. segment of the International Space Station will take a day … More
Pretty Pictures of the Cosmos: Shadow Play
Adam Block brings us his first images processed in the new year, showcasing the beautiful interplay of light and dark. … More
Teeter’s Telescopes Custom Dobsonian
Teeter’s Telescopes unveils its latest custom Dobsonian telescope, the 16-inch f/4.5 TT/Stark (starting at $2,575 without optics). The post Teeter’s … More
The properties of pre-stellar cores
Stars like the Sun begin their lives as cold, dense cores of dust and gas that collapse under the influence … More
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