Europa is the sixth moon that orbits around Jupiter. This moon is very specific, unique and fascinating. For scientists, it represents the real enigma. Europa has been molded by gravitational tides from Jupiter and...
The Siding Spring comet will pass by Mars and will come closest around 2:27 p.m. EDT. For astronomers, this is a great opportunity to gather data on the comet and its influence on the...
On the following new moon, on October 23, we can watch a partial solar eclipse. The eclipse will be visible from all the USA, except Hawaii and New England. Especially interesting will be the...
This year, the Orinoid meteor shower will appear on October 20-21, 2014 and will be visible from the both hemispheres. The expected number of meteors that could be seen per hour is 20.
Astronomers have discovered a red giant star that swallowed one of its closest planets. Researchers, who specialize in stellar evolution, have long been familiar with the fact that the inner planets have been always...
This video contains beautiful images of Andromeda galaxy. This selection of images is produced with the help of contributors of Amateur Astrophotography Ezine.
In the following video, Dr. Linda Spilker, a Cassini Project scientist, talks about the amazing findings made by the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft ten years ago. It was the first men made object that goes into...
What are the characteristics of the black holes? During the years of observing them, the astronomers came up with these amazing facts about the black holes. Watch the following video in order to find...
The following video represents the model of the Universe, as we know it today. We can easily comprehend where in the Milky Way our place is, but when it comes to other clusters of...
Whether we are travelling by car or sitting by our computer, we are all travelling constantly through the Universe. We are all moving very fast and travelling large distances through the space. But, what...
After detecting about 500 planets in our galaxy orbiting around their stars, astronomers have found the planet which orbits a star of extragalactic origin. This star is about 2000 light years far away from...
This video contains the most beautiful and popular images of various nebulas made by Space Telescope Hubble during the last couple of years.
The following video gives us an overview of a night sky during October 2014, from the northern hemisphere. This overview shows the morning and evening planets, their significant movements, following by visible constellations and...
The following video gives us a short review of planet Mars. Its earthlike surface, an atmosphere, days and seasons gain our attention through the decades, because if its similarity with our planet. As the...
In the beginning of this year, on January 21, astronomers have found out the closest supernova in the Messier 82 galaxy. Gaining data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the astronomers easily detected that supernova...
On August 21, an astronaut Reid Wiseman on ISS witnessed the unusual flame that behaved like jellyfish of fire. The following video shows us how the fire burn in microgravity.
Astronomers have found very peculiar object, which seems to have very long and strange history. The object has characteristics that suggest its old existence. Although, this ancient object is now cool with its temperature...
Betelgeuse is the one of the brightest stars in our night sky. It is about 430 light years away from Earth. Betelgeuse is a vast, extremely brilliant star which belongs to super giant stars....
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