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By Fraser Cain - February 19, 2018 07:28 PM UTC | Site News

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Neptune's Huge Storm Is Shrinking Away In New Images From Hubble

By Evan Gough - February 19, 2018 03:14 PM UTC | Planetary Science

Hubble images track the demise of an enormous storm in Neptune's atmosphere. Rather that expiring in a flash of atmospheric glory, the storm is slowly just fading away.

Astronomy Cast Ep. 479: Rockets pt. 1 - What Does "Single Stage To Orbit" Really Mean?

By Susie Murph - February 19, 2018 02:26 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Carnival of Space #549

By Susie Murph - February 19, 2018 01:02 PM UTC | Site News

It Turns Out, Andromeda is Younger Than Earth... Sort Of

By Matthew Williams - February 18, 2018 08:34 PM UTC | Extragalactic

According to a recent study by a French-Chinese collaboration, the Andromeda galaxy (as we know it) is younger than we thought!

Astrophotographer Captures Musk's Tesla Roadster Moving Through Space

By Evan Gough - February 16, 2018 02:58 PM UTC | Space Exploration

An award-winning astrophotographer in California has captured images of the Tesla Roadster and its driver "Starman" speeding through space.

Interstellar Asteroid 'Oumuamua Had a Violent Past

By Matthew Williams - February 16, 2018 01:34 PM UTC | Stars

According to the latest study by a team that has been observing 'Oumuamua since it was first discovered, this interstellar asteroid had a violent past!

What are the Chances Musk's Space Tesla is Going to Crash Into Venus or Earth?

By Matthew Williams - February 15, 2018 04:26 PM UTC | Space Exploration

According to a new study, there is a slim chance that Musk's Roadster (and Spaceman) could collide with Earth or Venus is a few eons.

Witness The Power Of A Fully Operational ESPRESSO Instrument. Four Telescopes Acting As One

By Evan Gough - February 15, 2018 02:39 PM UTC | Telescopes

The ESO's ESPRESSO instrument is getting all four of the telescopes at the Very Large Telescope to play nicely together, and the results will excite even the most discovery-weary space fan.

Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 14, 2018: Joe Pappalardo's "Spaceport Earth"

By Fraser Cain - February 14, 2018 08:04 PM UTC | Site News

Mars 2020 Rover is Going to be Taking a Chunk of Mars Back to... Mars?

By Matthew Williams - February 14, 2018 07:39 PM UTC | Planetary Science

When the Mars 2020 arrives on the surface of the Red Planet, it will be carrying a piece of a Martian meteorite with it

New Horizons Just Took a Record Breaking Image. No Camera Has Ever Taken a Picture From This Far From Earth

By Matthew Williams - February 13, 2018 04:14 PM UTC | Missions

This past December, the New Horizons probe took a series of pictures from the Kuiper Belt, thus breaking the record for the most distant images ever taken!

Carnival of Space #548

By Susie Murph - February 13, 2018 04:06 PM UTC | Site News

Messier 66 - the NGC 3627 Intermediate Spiral Galaxy

By tammy-plotner - February 12, 2018 03:25 PM UTC | Stars

Located in the direction of the Leo constellation, about 36 million light-years from Earth, is the intermediate spiral galaxy known as Messier 66

If We Receive a Message From Aliens, Should We Delete it Without Reading it?

By Matthew Williams - February 12, 2018 03:13 PM UTC | Astrobiology

A new study considers how messages from extra-terrestrial civilizations could pose an existential threat, and what humanity should do about it.

Astronomy Cast Ep. 478: Apollo 8 with Paul Hildebrandt

By Susie Murph - February 12, 2018 03:07 PM UTC | Space Exploration

Researchers Just Scanned 14 Worlds From the Kepler Mission for "Technosignatures", Evidence of Advanced Civilizations

By Matthew Williams - February 09, 2018 03:19 PM UTC | Astrobiology

In the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI), a team of astronomers recently searched through the Kepler field to look for signatures of technologically-advanced civilizations.

Carnival of Space #547

By Susie Murph - February 09, 2018 01:11 PM UTC | Site News

The Solar System Probably has Thousands of Captured Interstellar Asteroids

By Matthew Williams - February 07, 2018 03:28 PM UTC | Planetary Science

According to a new study by a team of Harvard researchers, there could be thousands of interstellar asteroids like 'Oumuamua in the Solar System, which has implications for the spread of life.

Weekly Space Hangout - Feb 7, 2018: Weekly News Roundup

By Fraser Cain - February 07, 2018 02:43 PM UTC | Site News