More irregular dimming. Another Tabbi's Star? New research conducted by a team of astronomers, led by Simone Scaringi of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany, examines peculiar…
Looks like they found the Philae lander! Philae found! Less than a month before the end of the mission, Rosetta’s high-resolution camera has revealed the Philae lander wedged into a…
What other theories are there to patch some emerging holes in the concept of Dark Matter? Physics Confronts Its Heart of Darkness Cracks are showing in the dominant explanation for…
Scientists Discover Massive Galaxy Made of 99.99 Percent Dark Matter W. M. Keck Observatory Scientists Discover Massive Galaxy Made of 99.99 Percent Dark Matter W. M. Keck Observatory MAUNAKEA, Hawaii…
A possible SETI signal? A star system 94 light-years away is in the spotlight as a possible candidate for intelligent inhabitants, thanks to the discovery of a radio signal by…
Are Fast Radio Bursts (FRB) an answer to Dark Matter? https://m.phys.org/news/2016-08-cosmic-enigma-astrophysicists-fast-radio.html 400 Bad request A massive cluster of yellowish galaxies, seemingly caught in a red and blue spider web of…
NASA just released 1,035 new images of Mars — here are some of the best Mars definitely deserves its Red Planet nickname. But scientists use such a range of…
Great little project for an all weather sky camera. Wireless All Sky Camera An all sky camera is a device designed to take pictures of the entire sky over a…
Dr. Erhard Hänssgen's 42 inch (107 cm) Dobsonian Telescope Dr. Erhard Hänssgen's 42 inch (107 cm) Dobsonian Telescope Portrait of Dr. Erhard Hänssgen's 42 inch (107 cm) Dobsonian Telescope Source:…
Gemini Planet Imager First Light! Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) was designed, built, and optimized for imaging faint planets next to bright stars and probing their atmospheres. It will also be…
Hmmm... "Astronomers say features of comet landed on by spacecraft in November, such as black crust and icy lakes, suggest living micro-organisms beneath surface" Philae comet could be home to…
My vintage Celestron C14 after a long night observing. This taken was while it was still on its surprisingly accurate, original fork mount and mains power drive. It’s since been…