It’s the question on every astronomer’s mind this season, both backyard and professional: will Comet C/2012 S1 ISON survive perihelion? Now, new studies released today at the American Astronomical Society’s 45th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences meeting being held this week in Denver suggests that ISON may have the “right stuff” to make it through … Continue reading "New Data: Will Comet ISON Survive its Close Perihelion Passage?"
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We're halfway through the week and it's been crazy as usual. Before we cruise on into the weekend there are still a few more work or school days ahead of us so take a break and clear your mind with these great pics for your enjoyment.
Stunning video of Mercury passing directly between the Sun and our home Planet, traveling at nearly 30 miles (48km) per second! © IRIS/LMSAL/NASA
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CHEOPS paper model - Assemble your own planet watcher Publication date: 19 March 2018 Copyright: ESA/Science Office Print out and build a paper model of CHEOPS...
Space science image of the week: The most recent view of Rosetta’s destination comet
Well, that puts things in the proper perspective. And please, no kvetching about Pluto.
Astronauts in Space Infographic - Download as a PDF or view online for free
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Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round and calculated it's circumference over 2,000 years ago!
The American Meteor Society, Ltd. is established to inform, encourage, and support the research activities of people who are interested in the field of Meteor Astronomy
The search for life beyond Earth has heated up. Here are some of the ways that scientists have been thinking and talking about it, including a definition of a new buzzword: biosignatures.
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Meteor showers are one of nature’s most brilliant spectacles, each one bringing a unique experience for stargazers, including meteors glowing in a rainbow of colors.
If you’re tired of measuring everything in geese feet and kidney stones—that’s what the imperial system measures things with, right?—then there’s a new alternative to this, and that is humans.
