Solar Storm causing Auroras as low as New York, Wisconsin
There is a Geomagnetic event in progress and it may allow viewing of Auroras as low as New York to Wisconsin and Washington state. If the skys are clear you should go…
Perseid Meteor Shower could be best of 2015
This week will be the peak viewing time for the annual 2015 Perseids Meteor Shower, with predicted rates of up to 100 per hour. The last time the Perseids peak coincided…
Animated Flyover of Pluto’s Icy Mountain and Plains
(NASA) – This simulated flyover of Pluto’s Norgay Montes (Norgay Mountains) and Sputnik Planum (Sputnik Plain) was created from New Horizons closest-approach images. Norgay Montes have been informally named for…
NASA’s New Horizons Discovers Frozen Plains in the Heart of Pluto’s ‘Heart’
(NASA) – In the latest data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, a new close-up image of Pluto reveals a vast, craterless plain that appears to be no more than 100…
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 into view. There is no current adverse space weather but…
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 clear that failure of rockets is just part of the…
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 behavior has never been seen before in our Milky Way…
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 worldwide contest to give popular names to selected exoplanets along…
