(NASA) – In the latest data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, a new close-up image of Pluto reveals a vast,…
Year: 2015
New Active Large Sunspot Coming Into View
We could see a continuation of the recent rather heavy solar weather as a new, not yet named sunspot comes…
Spectacular SpaceX Falcon Rocket Failure
This failure was unusual in a few ways I will go into that in a bit but I want to be…
Hubble Observes One-of-a-Kind Star Nicknamed ‘Nasty’
(NASA, ESA) -Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered surprising new clues about a hefty, rapidly aging star whose…
You could help name a PLANET! Your vote counts!
The first ever contest allowing members of the public to name a planet has begun. The IAU is organizing a…
MESSENGER spacecraft to impact Mercury this month
(NASA) – NASA will hold a media and public event at 1 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 16, to share…
Milky Way as it looked 10 Billion Years ago
(NASA) – In one of the most comprehensive multi-observatory galaxy surveys yet, astronomers find that galaxies like our Milky Way…
Impressive CME erupts from the Sun 4/5/15, Expected impact 4/7/15
The Sun erupted with an impressive looking CME as you can see un the set of images above. This event…