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In this video we fly through the young star cluster Westerlund 1
In this video we fly through the young star cluster Westerlund 1 and close in on the strange magnetar that lies within it. This remarkable cluster con...

#Quadrantids Meteor Shower Light Up The Sky Tonight The
#Quadrantids Meteor Shower Light Up The Sky Tonight The Quadrantid meteor shower, which is the first meteor shower of 2015, peaks tonight, on 3 Janu...

The Geminid meteor shower rained over the weekend with hundreds of
The Geminid meteor shower rained over the weekend with hundreds of meteors per hour, pleasing the senses of astrophotographers and stargazers allover ...

Maybe its a little early. Maybe the time is not quite yet. But
Maybe its a little early. Maybe the time is not quite yet. But those other worlds, promising untold opportunities, beckon. Silently, they orbit the su...

Star Trails: Focus the lens to #infinity Star trails are the
Star Trails: Focus the lens to #infinity Star trails are the paths left by stars, as seen from the Earth. As the Earth spins, the stars appear to m...

The Overview Effect is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by
The Overview Effect is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by astronauts during spaceflight, often while viewing the Earth from orbit or from the ...

I wrote before about The Space Project, released by Lefse Records,
I wrote before about The Space Project, released by Lefse Records, in which famous acts used recordings from the Voyager space probe to create songs a...

NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) recently captured video
NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) recently captured video footage of a solar flare on the right side of the sun. Solar flares are flashes of bri...

Today is the Autumnal Equinox. Eyes wide open. Movement is
Today is the Autumnal Equinox. Eyes wide open. Movement is free and wide. Wide net of light is cast. Journeys shine brighter. The seasons are changi...