set of images of a 40-billion-mile-diameter edge-on disk

Hubble finds structures have never before been seen

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope in Chile have discovered never-before-seen moving features within the dusty disk surrounding the young, nearby…

New Horizons

Take an aerial flyby of Pluto

The latest images (as of Sept. 11, 2015) downloaded from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft were stitched together and rendered on a sphere to make this flyover. This animation, made with…

Saturn Moon Ocean

Global Ocean Found in Saturn’s Moon

A global ocean lies beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s geologically active moon Enceladus, according to new research using data from NASA’s Cassini mission. Researchers found the magnitude of the…

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Brilliant fireball seen over Bangkok Thailand

Monday morning video captured what appears to be something re-entering the atmosphere over Thailand. There were several photos and videos of a mystery fireball that briefly illuminated the Bangkok sky. The…

Nearest Quasar Is Powered by a Double Black Hole

(NASA) – Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found that Markarian 231 (Mrk 231), the nearest galaxy to Earth that hosts a quasar, is powered by two central black…

Solar House

Six Simple Steps to Go Solar

According to Modernize, solar energy systems are a smart solution for home and business owners who want to save money and become more self-sufficient. But getting solar energy in your…

New Star Trek Movie – Renegades Review

(Rating – 2.5 out if 5 Orbs) Being a Star Trek fan literally for literally all of my life (Okay I was 7 when it started on TV), I was excited…

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Images of Planet outside our solar system published. 51 Eridani b

For years the hopes of actually seeing a planet outside our own solar system have been tied to the James Web Space Telescope. Now we have an early peak at…