- Open Source Software
- By Marius Nestor
- October 26th, 2015
Stellarium 0.14.0 Out Now, Remains the Best Astronomical Observatory Software
Now Available for GNU/Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 22nd, 2015
Astronomers Spy on Distant Stars Smooching and Cuddling
Really, these stars are so close they're touching each other
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 21st, 2015
Milky Way in 46 Billion Pixels Is the Largest Space Image to Date
The view is the work of scientists in Germany
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 23rd, 2015
Astronomers See Stellar Nursery 5,500 Light-Years Away
This nebula measures about 15 light-years across
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 2nd, 2015
Gorgeous View of Bright Young Stars in the Prawn Nebula
This nebula sits about 6,000 light-years from Earth
- Photo & Video Cameras
- By Horia Despa
- September 1st, 2015
The World's Most Advanced Digital Camera Will Work with a Space Telescope
You'll need far more than a TV to view this camera's photos
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 30th, 2015
Hubble Delivers Breathtaking View of the Lagoon Nebula
The nebula sits some 4,000 light-years away
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 15th, 2015
Scientists Image Massive Asteroid As It Buzzes by Earth
The space rock flew by our planet earlier this month
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 11th, 2015
Butterfly-Shaped Planetary Nebula Imaged in Unprecedented Detail
The view was obtained using the Gemini Observatory telescope
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 10th, 2015
Dead Black Hole Comes Back to Life
The black hole lay dormant for millions of years
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 18th, 2015
Newly Discovered Galaxy Named After Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo
The galaxy and the footballer share the nickname CR7
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 11th, 2015
Astronomers Spy on Emerging Butterfly-Shaped Planetary Nebula
The nebula was imaged with ESO's Very Large Telescope
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 5th, 2015
Hubble Zooms In on Three Exploding Stars in the Distant Cosmos
Interestingly, the stars are not attached to any galaxy
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 2nd, 2015
Bizarre Bright Swirls on the Moon Were Probably Birthed by Comets
Comets crashing into the Moon, to be more precise
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 30th, 2015
Astronomers Spy on Colossal Flare on Red Giant Star
Such sudden bursts of energy happen on the Sun all the time
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 22nd, 2015
Remote Galaxy Shines with the Light of over 300 Trillion Suns
The galaxy is the most luminous ever discovered
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 5th, 2015
Scientists Mistake Kitchen Microwave Bursts for Signals from Deep Space
The signals were picked up by the Parkes telescope in Australia, researchers first assumed they were coming from space