Tim Kopra enters space

As of just now the Astronaut Tim Kopra, Flight Engineer, has reached Space after launching on the December 15, 2015. Tim Kopra is from USA and for more information you can read all about it on http://ift.tt/1k0ib6l.

/ December 15, 2015

Tim Peake enters space

As of just now the Astronaut Tim Peake, Flight Engineer, has reached Space after launching on the December 15, 2015. Tim Peake is from England and for more information you can read all about it on http://ift.tt/224vjtp.

/ December 15, 2015

Yuri Malenchenko enters space

As of just now the Astronaut Yuri Malenchenko, Flight Engineer, has reached Space after launching on the December 15, 2015. Yuri Malenchenko is from Russia and for more information you can read all about it on http://ift.tt/224vkgU.

/ December 15, 2015
Paranal Geminids Guisard

When Gemini Sends Stars to Paranal

If you’re lucky enough to find yourself on a clear sky tonight somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere then you should forget about work or school tomorrow and head out to watch the peak of activity for he Geminid meteor shower....

/ December 14, 2015
Catalina Comet, the moon and the morning star (Venus)

Comet Meets Moon and Morning Star

  A crescent Moon and brilliant Venus met in predawn skies on December 7, a beautiful conjunction of planet Earth’s two brightest celestial beacons after the Sun. Harder to see but also on the scene was Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10). The...

/ December 13, 2015
Comet Catalina Hemmerich_1821

Comet Catalina Emerges

The Catalina comet is getting closer and closer to us right now and will reach it’s closest point in January. It’s so close at the moment that you can see it in the sky in the morning (from about 5am...

/ December 8, 2015
casimir sphere

A Force from Empty Space: The Casimir Effect

This image denotes a ball that is moving even though there are no visible forces acting upon it in a vacuum (and if the image seems weird it’s because the ball is only around 1/10th of a millimetre). This small...

/ December 7, 2015
Cygnus: Bubble and Crescent

Cygnus: Bubble and Crescent

The clouds of gas and dust that you see are remnants of an exploded star.  The gas and dust spreads out into the Universe and awaits an opportunity to once again clump together and reform into a new star, planet...

/ December 5, 2015
Enceladus Rings

Enceladus: Ringside Water World

Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus poses above the gas giant’s icy rings in this Cassini spacecraft image. The dramatic scene was captured on July 29, while Cassini cruised just below the ring plane, its cameras looking back in a nearly sunward...

/ December 4, 2015
Nebulae in Auriga

Nebulae in Aurigae

Rich in star clusters and nebulae, the ancient constellation of the Charioteer (Auriga) rides high in northern winter night skies. Composed from narrow and broadband filter data and spanning nearly 8 Full Moons (4 degrees) on the sky, this deep...

/ December 2, 2015