NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula
A mere seven hundred light years from Earth, toward the constellation Aquarius, a sun-like star is dying. Its […]
Science
At 90, William Shatner becomes the oldest person to reach ...
The previous record holder was Wally Funk, 82, who flew on Blue Origin in July. Published: October 13, […]
NGC 7822: Cosmic Question Mark
It may look like a huge cosmic question mark, but the big question really is how does the […]
Fireball over Lake Louise
What makes a meteor a fireball? First of all, everyone agrees that a fireball is an exceptionally bright […]
50 Light years to 51 Pegasi
It’s only 50 light-years to 51 Pegasi. That star’s position is indicated in this snapshot from August, taken […]
The Double Cluster in Perseus
This pretty starfield spans about three full moons (1.5 degrees) across the heroic northern constellation of Perseus. It […]
NGC 6559: East of the Lagoon
Slide your telescope just east of the Lagoon Nebula to find this alluring field of view in the […]
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Scientists for Tool That ...
Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan were honored for work that spurred research into new drugs and reduced […]
M43: Streams of Orion
Where do the dark streams of dust in the Orion Nebula originate? This part of the Orion Molecular […]
Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Study of Humanity’s Role ...
The work of Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi “demonstrate that our knowledge about the climate rests […]