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Leonid meteors might have final flare-up Tuesday morning!
Time to look is between 12:30 a.m. and 3 a.m. EST on November 20. That's 5:30 to 8 UTC on November 20. Link for watching online in this post.
November 19, 2012
How to watch today’s solar eclipse online
Need a web cam for the November 13-14, 2012 total solar eclipse? Check out these links to online viewing.
November 13, 2012
Why does the sun shine?
The sun generates about 400 billion billion megawatts of power and it has done so for five billion years. Nuclear fusion - combining lighter atoms to make heavier one - is what makes it possible.
November 13, 2012
What is a black hole?
Black holes are the remnants of very massive stars with gravity so strong that not even light can escape.
November 8, 2012
A black hole in the Orion Nebula?
An international team of astrophysicists says the famous Orion Nebula has a black hole at its heart, whose mass is some 200 times the mass of our sun.
November 5, 2012
Paintballs could be used to deflect asteroid from collision course
An MIT grad student says that paintballs could deflect an asteroid away from a collision course with Earth. But the process would take time.
November 4, 2012
Comet Hergenrother is splitting apart
Astronomers have been watching a faint comet - Comet Hergenrother - in hopes it would put on a good show. Now it appears the comet is breaking to pieces.
November 3, 2012
Andromeda Galaxy as Local Group’s resident bully
Andromeda will collide with our MIlky Way in 4 billion years. It had a close encounter with another Local Group galaxy long ago. Yeah, Andromeda. You're tough.
November 3, 2012
Whoa! Earth-size planet in Alpha Centauri system
Scientists have found a planet orbiting the closest star system to Earth, only 4.3 light-years away.
November 1, 2012
Video: Spectacular view of Milky Way in time lapse
It's a test video for a future IMAX film, from astrophotographer Colin Legg in Australia, where the Milky Way can be seen in all its glory. Awesome!
October 28, 2012
