First, there was Comet ATLAS in April which disappointed sky watchers as it broke apart into pieces. Then there was Comet SWAN in May which also disintegrated. And now we…
Category: Astronomy
Morning (soon to be evening) Comet Neowise Timelapse
Dr. Roy Spencer writes on Facebook: We finally got some dry air in N. Alabama, so I captured ~900 photos of comet NEOWISE starting about 3:45 this morning from the…
Some Random Quantum Thoughts
Guest post by Rud Istvan This guest post was inspired by a long delayed lunch (by Covid-19, with our first two traditional restaurants found still closed for lunch by Wuhan…
New distance measurements bolster challenge to basic model of universe
Observational results inconsistent with theory National Radio Astronomy ObservatoryShare Print E-Mail A new set of precision distance measurements made with an international collection of radio telescopes have greatly increased the likelihood that…
Brightest-ever supernova discovered
A supernova at least twice as bright and energetic, and likely much more massive than any yet recorded has been identified by an international team of astronomers, led by the…
Supernova event called off- Betelgeuse won’t explode – at least not right away
Call off the supernova watch. The red supergiant star known as Betelgeuse isn’t going to explode in a supernova after all. (Though it will at sometime in the future up to…
The star Betelgeuse will reveal likelihood to go supernova by Feb 21st
Feb 21st is the day we’ll know if the puzzling dimming of Betelgeuse is just an alignment of dimming cycles in a highly variable star, or a prelude to a…
How Mars lost its water to space
How the sun pumps out water from Mars into space Russian and German physicists have offered an explanation for the new data obtained by Martian satellites, capturing the “escape” of…
Planning for the ‘Earth shattering kaboom’
NASA, FEMA, International Partners Plan Asteroid Impact Exercise While headlines routinely report on “close shaves” and “near-misses” when near-Earth objects (NEOs) such as asteroids or comets pass relatively close to…
NASA has a plan defend the Earth from asteroids
The trick is spotting the near-Earth objects first, according to NASA researchers presenting at the 2019 American Physical Society April meeting in Denver WASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2019 — A…
Watch the ‘black hole photo reveal’ live here
NOTE: See update below for the reveal. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project is unveiling a major black hole discovery Wednesday morning (April 10), and you can watch the event…
EPIC: Astronomers may have photographed a black hole for the very first time
This could be the biggest announcement ever in the history of astronomy. Announcement and video follows. Of all the weird stuff that exists in the universe, such as quasars, pulsars,…
Astronomers discover 83 supermassive black holes in the early universe
Subaru Telescope spots 13-billion-year-old quasars powered by black holes Princeton University Astronomers from Japan, Taiwan and Princeton University have discovered 83 quasars powered by supermassive black holes in the distant…
Curious discovery: a white dwarf star with rings
Citizen scientist finds ancient white dwarf star with enigmatic dust rings ASU astronomer Adam Schneider helps research team zero in on puzzling astrophysical object From ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY A volunteer…
Newly Discovered Trans-Neptunian Comet Zooms By Earth in 3 Days
In only a few days, newly-discovered Comet Iwamoto will split the orbits of Earth and Mars, making a relatively close approach to our planet visible through small telescopes. This is…
First detection of climate change on another planet?
Satellite data reveals Venus is going through a change in it’s atmosphere, and the driver seems to be the sun. From the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) part…
Meteoroid Hits the Moon During Recent Lunar Eclipse
This is a treat. On Jan. 21st, a meteoroid slammed into the Moon. We know this because many amateur astronomers witnessed the explosion and recorded video and photos. The fireball…
Double feature: Lunar eclipse and Supermoon this month – simultaneously
The “supermoon bloodmoon lunar eclipse” is coming to North and South America, as well and the UK and parts of Eastern Europe this month. The total lunar eclipse will start late…
Now visible: Comet as big as the full moon
Hyperactive comet 46P/Wirtanen is approaching Earth for one of the closest Earth-comet encounters of the Space Age. Observers report that the comet’s gaseous green atmosphere now covers a patch of…
Astronomer: use lasers as Earth’s “porch light” to attract aliens
Via MIT News and the “Astronomers with frickin’ laser beams on their heads” department comes this odd idea. If extraterrestrial intelligence exists somewhere in our galaxy, a new MIT study…
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