Paraglider Horacio Llorens has always wanted to fly with the gorgeous northern lights. In January 2016, he finally got his … More

Like a zombie, the Milky Way galaxy may already be dead but it still keeps going. Our galactic neighbor Andromeda … More

It’s been awhile since I’ve seen Ian Crawford (Birkbeck College, London) — I think we last talked at one of … More

Two species of tiny fungi from Antarctica survived an 18-month exposure to Mars-like conditions aboard the International Space Station, according … More

NASA’s newly created Planetary Defense Coordination Office is already hard at work protecting Earth from dangerous asteroids. from SPACE.com http://ift.tt/20aUegr … More

Pluto’s surface harbors a surprising amount of water ice, a new map made using data captured by NASA’s New Horizons … More

This month’s audio sky tour starts before dawn, when you can spot all five bright planets by eye, and moves … More

The post M1, the Crab Nebula captured under a Full Moon (98% illuminated) appeared first on Sky & Telescope. from … More