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The eclipse from space

This wins today.

Comet Lovejoy date with Sun

Comet is expected to graze the sun late today. In theory it may be visible this evening but we had clouds so didn't see it.
Just got an more

The Eclipse in Vegas

See the red reflection of the moon to the lower left of the sun. Inside is the crescent eclipse reflected off the inside of my iPhone's more

Must Watch: What's the MOST astounding fact about the Universe?

Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked by a reader of TIME magazine, “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us more

Baby stars found in Orion Nebula

Combining data from two space telescopes, scientists have found very new stars forming in the Orion Nebula. This area has long been though more

If pros and cons are opposite, progress is opposite of congress.

"Apollo in 1969. Shuttle in 1981. Nothing in 2011. Our space program would look awesome to anyone living backwards thru time."
— Neil more

Phobos Grunt coming home this weekend?

Guys, This Russian satellite that failed to head for Mars is now predicted to reenter that atmosphere this weekend. I checked the more

SuperMoon

Forced perspective

Milky Way Black Hole going Active

I found this today. Actually already happened but light hasn't reached us yet. Interesting article.

Distant 'water-world' confirmed

Astronomers have claimed the existence of a new class of planet: a "water-world" with a thick, steamy atmosphere.

Friends of the 82

Some Tech news about my group at McDonald Observatory for the "tech" folks plus some interesting photos.

Neil Degrasse Tyson On Life In The Cosmos

Up your sample size when trying to determine something of such magnitude.
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Cosmic Hand in the Chandra Nebula

APOD: 2011 December 26 - A Raging Storm System on Saturn

It is one of the largest and longest lived storms ever recorded in our Solar System. First seen late last year, the above cloud formation in more

The Lagoon Nebula [2720 x 1024]

Venus and Jupiter to pass in the night sky

Second 8.4-meter (27.6 ft) mirror segment for GMT annealed

The second mirror segment for the Giant Magellan Telescope just completed the annealing process. It was cast in January but mirrors require more

APOD: Around the World in 90 Minutes

What is it like to circle the Earth? Every 90 minutes, astronauts aboard the International Space Station experience just that. Recently, more

Milky Way Twin Found

Astronomers have just reported that they have discovered a distant galaxy that is very similar to our galaxy. It has many similarities and more

The POWER Behind a 150Mln Mile Wide Sun Flare

M4 sized flare fired off from the Sun on 12/24, sunspot region 1387. A double halo CME(Coronal Mass Ejection) is Earth directed. Should more