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Bright meteor over Australia on July 10 was a rocket reentry
That bright meteor over Australia - seen by many - was likely the reentry of the upper state of a Soyuz rocket, launched two days earlier. Video here.
July 10, 2014
Astronomers invite you to help name exoplanets and their stars
The IAU is inviting all of us to help name exoplanets - distant planets outside our solar system - and their stars. Cool, yes?
July 9, 2014
Why are fruit flies boarding the International Space Station?
They're about to become genetic models for astronauts, to help explore the long-term effects of space flight and deep space travel.
July 9, 2014
Supermassive black hole in galaxy blasts gas out at high speed
We live in a universe that loves extremes.
July 8, 2014
Video: How the sun can kill us all
The sun is a life-giving force. But it can also kill us in lots of different ways, points out Frasier Cain, publisher of the Universe Today website.
July 7, 2014
Trippy 360-degree timelapse panorama of night sky
Vincent Brady used a custom rig of 4 cameras with fisheye lenses to capture the night sky in motion. Way cool ...
July 7, 2014
Best photos of moon, Spica, Mars on July 5
A wonderful conjunction on Saturday night. Thanks to all who submitted photos.
July 6, 2014
ISS photobombed the sun this week
Spaceships and sunspots! Two great photos of ISS transiting the sun on June 30.
July 4, 2014
Earthlike planet found orbiting double stars
Located 3,000 light-years away, this frozen world probably isn’t habitable, but the method for locating it might let other habitable planets be found.
July 3, 2014
Violent origins for an Australian meteorite
It was apparently born in an asteroid collision 3.6 billion years ago.
July 2, 2014
