astronomy and astrophysics

Comet Lovejoy Delivers Free Alcohol

By Kate Stone Comet Lovejoy recently released large amounts of alcohol and sugar into space, according to new observations by…

By Max Goldberg The lunar eclipse is something a person can see only a few times in a lifetime. Luckily…

Many of us learned in school that comets were lifeless balls of frozen gas and dust hurtling through space. In…

Customs declaration forms are familiar documents to international travelers. But what about space travelers? When the Apollo 11 astronauts splashed…

NASA’s spacecraft New Horizons entered its closest approach with Pluto yesterday, as part of its nine-year mission to study the…

What causes the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights? Where can you see this amazing natural phenomenon? What did our ancestors…

Stargazing For eons, humanity has been fascinated by the stars. From sundials to telescopes, episode five of the Shelf Life series…

On March 20, 2015, people across Europe, northern and eastern Asia, and northern and western Africa were treated to…

This planet earth control panel infographic is the work of the fabulous Eleanor Lutz. Lutz is a Seattle-based graphic designer…

An ancient solar system, dating back to the dawn of the Milky Way Galaxy, has been discovered by an international…