Space Station Threshold

It's time to take a look back to what was happening 210 years ago on the night of September 9th. Sir William Herschel was at the eyepiece of his telescope in Slough. While he was viewing in real time, what he was viewing occurred more than 10 million years ago - the fireworks [...]

In the easternmost part of Switzerland near the Italian border, lies a pristine area of land ranging from 1,400 to 3,173 meters above sea level. It encompasses 172,400 hectares of forests, alpine grasslands and bare rocks or screes that are strictly protected and not inhabited. Each year, around 50 researchers from Switzerland and [...]

Don't just look inward, look outward. There's a whole astrosphere out there. Your picture for the day is Saturn (of course), captured by Stargazer 7000. Astronomy Picture of the Day has a beautiful shot of the night sky over Sweden. PZ Myers has spoken and I must obey. Here's all you need to know about expelled. And here's ...

It might not look like it, but this photograph is mind-bendingly cool. The bright streak is the path of the International Space Station, and the dimmer one is the US military satellite that's going to crash back to Earth - both seen passing through the heart of Orion. Good job Autoclub! Centauri Dreams talks about using [...]

Your image for the day isn't actually a photograph. It's a mixed-media art piece by Moya called "proto planet". It was made using glossy cardboard paper, various types of spray paint and stencils. Centauri Dreams notes the ongoing discoveries coming out of the 45-year old Arecibo Observatory. Astroprof helps clear up one of ...

Your photograph for today is the recent conjunction between Jupiter and Venus, captured by Shevill Mathers. Starts with a Bang looks at the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation's inevitable slide towards the Radio Background. A day without Astronomy Picture of the Day isn't a day. Today, check out NGC 4013. Pamela Gay reviews astronomy ...

Your image for the day is a montage of the Solar System (well, the Sun and 3 planets) captured by Rumples Riot in the forum. This is really cool. Does anyone have a more complete montage they've photographed? Science journalist Will Gater has updated his website with a brand new blog and an RSS feed. His [...]

Here's a beautiful picture of star trails above Costa Rica captured by Tim S. Jones. Doesn't it look like it's raining stars? Centauri Dreams searches for a double sunrise. It's boring work, but somebody's got to do it. The Planetary Society Blog analyzes what's good and bad in the new 2009 NASA budget. Alan Boyle ...

Your image for the day is NGC 1514, captured by Stargazer 7000. Space Politics has a look at NASA's upcoming budget. There's going to be a NASA briefing later today, so we'll have more details soon. Life everywhere? Centauri Dreams has an article about new research theorizing that terrestrial planets are common. davep caught these ...

Enough of this cold, wet January. Let's have some cold wet February. Your space photo for the day is this astonishing image of the International Space Station captured by Mike Salway. And here's a bonus. If you follow this link, you'll see two more images. Today is the 50th anniversary of the launch of Explorer 1. [...]