Scientists are confident that dark matter exists because the effects of its gravity can be seen in the rotation of…
Daily Image Release: Bull’s-eye!
Like a cosmic bull’s-eye, Enceladus and Tethys line up almost perfectly for Cassini’s cameras. from CICLOPS http://ift.tt/1IQ5NBP via IFTTT
Expedition 46 Soyuz Rollout
In this one minute exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky as the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft is rolled out by…
Expedition 46 Soyuz Rollout
In this one minute exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky as the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft is rolled out by…
SETI: Project Argus and the Long Stare
I think you’ll find Jon Lomberg’s new essay in Slate as interesting as I do. We Need a World Cup…
Be an Astronaut: NASA Accepting Applications for Future Explorers
Recently named the best place to work in the federal government for the fourth year in a row, NASA is…
Pluto: From Mountains to Plains
What do the sharpest views ever of Pluto show? As the robotic New Horizons spacecraft moves into the outer Solar…
Physics GRE Scores of Prize Postdoctoral Fellows in Astronomy
This is a guest post by Emily Levesque, Rachel Bezanson, and Grant Tremblay. Emily is an Assistant Professor at the…
Tiny Star Shoots Out Flares 10,000 Times Brighter Than the Sun’s (Video)
A small, cool star is emitting flares 10,000 times brighter than those ejected by the sun, a find that could…
SyFy’s ‘The Expanse’ in Awesome Pictures
‘The Expanse’ is a new science-fiction series on Syfy network. See images from the new SyFy Channel show here. from…
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