Using an orbiting radio-astronomy satellite combined with 15 ground-based radio telescopes, astronomers have made the highest-resolution, or most-detailed, astronomical image…
Astronaut Plays Zero-G Ping-Pong With a Ball of Water (Video)
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is passing the time to play a little ping-pong — not using a traditional ball, but…
Running Down a Comet
The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) telescope has discovered its first comet of 2016. from Planetary Society Blog…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 400: State of the Universe
It’s time for us to go back and catch up with all of the projects, news stories, weird star systems,…
How Long Would It Take To Travel To The Nearest Star?
We’ve all asked this question at some point: How long would it take to travel to the stars? Could it…
Rogue Planet Finds Home in Biggest Solar System Ever Seen
A huge alien world orbits 600 billion miles (1 trillion kilometers) from its host star, making its planetary system the…
Opportunity Mars Rover Marks 12 Years on Red Planet
NASA’s Opportunity rover just keeps on roaming on Mars. As the rover passed the 12th anniversary of its Red Planet…
Understanding Cosmic Sound Waves
Ancient cosmic sound waves (aka baryon acoustic oscillations) shaped the universe we see today. These animations demonstrate how the universe’s…
Paragliding Through Aurora Borealis’ Beauty | Video
Horacio Llorens took to the frigid skies above Tromsø, Norway to ‘dance’ with the Northern Lights on behalf of Red…
Orion, Thunderwell and Nuclear Space Coverage From Nigel Cook’s Blog
A guest article by Joseph Friedlander Nigel B. Cook’s Glasstone.Blogspot Blog has beautiful coverage of the Orion and Thunderwell projects.…
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