NASA telescopes deliver stellar bouquet in time for Valentine's day
A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived. This composite image contains the deepest X-ray image ever made of the ...
The Daily Beast21d
Anti-Immigrant KKK Posters Cropped Up in Kentucky on Inauguration Day
Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ...
Space.com21d
Astrophotographer captures a 'Great Dragon' in the Pelican Nebula (photo)
This region is photographed often, especially because of the well-known North American nebula NGC 7000 where this region of the sky is embedded. The nebula gets its name from the fact that it ...
Jane's Information Group22d
US Army kicks off NGC2 prototyping effort
Soldiers recently evaluated the Tactical Computing Environment and other mission command technologies during the Expeditionary Command Post S&T Field-based Risk Reduction Exercise at CERDEC's ...
Space.com23d
3D structure of iconic Ring Nebula gives 'a brand new view of an old astronomical friend'
We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky." One of the most photographed objects in the night sky is the Ring Nebula, wreckage of a ...
sci23d
Hubble Space Telescope Observes Outskirts of Tarantula Nebula
The Tarantula Nebula is also known as NGC 2070 or 30 Doradus. Its bright glow was first recorded by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1751. At its heart are some of the most massive stars ...
Rochester Institute of Technology27d
RIT professor leads research showing true structure of the iconic Ring Nebula
The Ring Nebula is perhaps one of the most photographed objects in the night sky, dating back to its first image in 1886. Its intrinsic structure has been debated for as long as it has been observed.