Hubble Telescope Reveals the Ring Nebula’s True Shape
(Source NASA) — The Ring Nebula’s distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of the glowing gas shroud around…
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Kepler Reaction Wheel Fails, May be Mission Ending
The vaunted Kepler Spacecraft, responsible for the discovery of hundreds of exoplanets, has experienced the failure of it’s final reaction wheel. The spacecraft has four reaction wheels and needs at…
FERMI captures record setting Gamma Ray Burst
(Source NASA) – A record-setting blast of gamma rays from a dying star in a distant galaxy has wowed astronomers around the world. The eruption, which is classified as…
There are now 10 potential Earths with addition of Kepler 61b
The University of Washington has announced the discovery of a new planet which could harbor life. Astronomers led by Sarah Ballard added this new planet named Kepler 61b. It is…
Meteors Seen Colliding With Saturn’s Rings
These observations make Saturn’s rings the only location besides Earth, the moon, and Jupiter where scientists and amateur astronomers have been able to observe impacts as they occur. Studying the…
Two new Earth Like Planets added to the Habitability List
The Kepler Telescope has found three more Earth like planets in two solar systems. The new Kepler-62 system has five planets 62b-f. Kepler-69 system has two planets 69b and c….
Lyrids Meteor Shower 2013, Viewing and Information.
The Lyrid meteor shower is due to arrive April 22nd. Expect to see approximately 10-20 meteors per hour at the peak of the shower. The event begins on April 16…
Hubble has found the farthest supernova so far.
Hubble Breaks Record in Search for Farthest Supernova (Source NASA) – The Hubble Space Telescope which last year saw further back in time than ever before and helped detect…
