Stargazing Across Time: Shelf Life Episode 5
Stargazing For eons, humanity has been fascinated by the stars. From sundials to telescopes, episode five of the Shelf Life series…
Category: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Solar Eclipse from Stuttgart, Germany
On March 20, 2015, people across Europe, northern and eastern Asia, and northern and western Africa were treated to…
Planet Earth’s Control Panel
This planet earth control panel infographic is the work of the fabulous Eleanor Lutz. Lutz is a Seattle-based graphic designer…
Earth-sized Planets, Ancient Star System Found
An ancient solar system, dating back to the dawn of the Milky Way Galaxy, has been discovered by an international…
Finding Earth-like Planets Just Got Easier
Finding Earth-like planets that may someday support life just got easier. Among the billions and billions of stars in the…
Comet Flyby Affects Mars Atmosphere
A comet traveling from the most distant region of our solar system passed amazingly close to Mars on October 19,…
Bizarre Object at the Center of Milky Way Galaxy
For years, astronomers have been puzzled by a bizarre, fuzzy-looking object in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. The…