stardust

After Rough Landing Stardust Team Reports First Potential Interstellar Space Particles

(NASA) – If you remember the images of the stardust capsule as it tumbled to Earth back in 2006, its precious cargo of  Aerogel having hopefully captured tiny bits of…

Knowledgeorb.com Astronomy events 2014

Perseids Meteor Shower August 12, 13 – At same time as SuperMoon!

On the evening of Aug. 12-13, the annual Perseid meteor shower will peak in the skies over Earth. Unfortunately the Supermoon this month will wash out the less bright meteors. The supermoon…

Moon

Be sure to catch the August Super Moon spectacular this evening

If you missed the July 12 supermoon you will get a second chance to see it tonight (Aug 10). The supermoon happens when the moon is full the same day…

Hurricane Iselle and Julio Moving Toward Hawaii

Satellite Video of Hurricane Iselle and Julio Moving Toward Hawaii

This Video shows the Hurricanes Iselle and Julio as they gain strength and bear down on on Hawaii. These were taken by the GOES Satellite. See LIVE Satellite Videos and…

Supernova 2012Z, NGC 1309

Potential ‘Zombie Star’ found by Hubble in Supernova Star System

(NASA) – Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope for the first time have spotted a star system that later produced an unusual supernova explosion of a white dwarf, the stripped-down…

Mars Rover Tracks

Mars Curosity Rover Two Years on Mars and going Strong

  (NASA) – The most advanced roving laboratory on Mars celebrates its second anniversary since landing inside the Red Planet’s Gale Crater on Aug. 5, 2012, PDT (Aug. 6, 2012, EDT)….

Hubble Image

Hubble Shows Farthest Lensing Galaxy Yields Clues to Early Universe

(NASA) – Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have unexpectedly discovered the most distant cosmic magnifying glass, produced by a monster elliptical galaxy. Seen here as it looked 9.6 billion…

Kepler-93b

The Most Precise Measurement of an Alien World’s Size Kepler-93b

(NASA) – Thanks to NASA’s Kepler and Spitzer Space Telescopes, scientists have made the most precise measurement ever of the radius of a planet outside our solar system. The size of…