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You might see some meteors in early September
The peak of the Aurigid meteor shower has passed, but you still might see meteors in early September. Expect a handful each hour in a clear, dark sky.
September 1, 2013
Rover Curiosity sees Martian moon Phobos eclipse the sun
When Phobos passed in front of the sun, it created an annular or "ring" eclipse. That is, the sun's surface appeared in a ring around the little moon in silhouette.
August 30, 2013
Chaco Canyon skies protected with dark sky park designation
The Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico has just been named the International Dark-Sky Association's newest Dark Sky Park.
August 30, 2013
New Cassini data from Titan indicate a rigid, weathered ice shell
Titan is Saturn's large moon. Some have proposed ice volcanoes to explain certain features on this moon's surface. But a thick, rigid ice shell would make ice volcanoes unlikely.
August 28, 2013
Scientists detect magmatic water on moon’s surface
"This impressive research confirms earlier lab analyses of Apollo samples, and will help broaden our understanding of how this water originated and where it might exist in the lunar mantle," - NLSI Director Yvonne Pendleton.
August 27, 2013
This date in science: Pluto gets a demotion
On August 24, 2006, astronomers voted to demote Pluto to dwarf planet status. Hear from Alan Stern, lead scientist on a space mission to Pluto.
August 24, 2013
Zombie vortices may help lead to birth of new stars
Vortices arise from dead zones in disks around newly forming stars and help the stars complete their birth process.
August 22, 2013
Earliest known iron artifacts come from outer space
The objects, which trace their origins to outer space, also predate the emergence of iron smelting by two millennia.
August 21, 2013
Tracking the Chelyabinsk meteor dust plume
The meteor that plunged through Earth's atmosphere over Russia on February 15, 2013 lasted just moments. But it created a belt of dust that persisted for months.
August 20, 2013
Look for bright nova in constellation Delphinus
It's the brightest nova since 2007, and may remain visible to the unaided eye for weeks to come.
August 20, 2013
