Monitoring space from the sea

by Dave Smith 21st Space Wing Public Affairs staff writer 7/21/2015 -  PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.  -- About 1,000 miles from the neare...

Miss Venus Transiting The Sun? Watch in UHD

Includes some stunning shots of the Sun. H/T Best of Science

Sir Patrick Moore National Treasure 55 Years of The Sky at Night

 Update: Since the passing of Sir Patrick Moore, I can but make this post my eulogy to the man. Those of you from foreign climes, may not ha...

Our Reliance on The Micro-Chip A Doomsday Scenario

As a blog writer, a fellow faces many decisions, none of them life threatening or earth shattering, some might say not even important, and t...

More Evidence For Second Asteroid Induced Extinction

Dumb header. Mammoths, sabre-tooths MURDERED by second giant space boulder First the dinos, then the mastodons ... then ... By Brid-Aine Par...

Hubble Snaps Exploding Star Eta Carinae

A stunning photograph, the likes of which, I hope we don't become blase. Hubble snaps exploding star's near-fatal weight-loss bid Et...

I Say! That's a Bit Fresh 20-Million-MPH Wind

NASA sniffs little black hole's 20-Million-MPH wind By Brid-Aine Parnell 22 Feb, 2012 NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has caught a ...

Destination Titan: Video

This really is a remarkable program, documenting some remarkable people and their even more remarkable achievement. Tasked with building a p...