New Interstellar Medium Map Amazes

New Interstellar Medium Map Amazes

Yesterday a press release about a new interstellar medium map that has been published (PDF) in Astronomy and Astrophysics caught my eye. A French-American team of astronomers, combining…
VISTA Sees Orion In A Whole New Light

VISTA Sees Orion In A Whole New Light

The Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), the latest addition to ESO's Paranal Observatory (eso0949), has captured a dramatic new image of the Orion Nebula. The New telescope…
Stellar-Mass Black Hole Discovered In NGC 300

Stellar-Mass Black Hole Discovered In NGC 300

Astronomers have discovered another black hole with a mass over fifteen times that of the Sun, one of only three such objects found so far. The newly announced black hole lies in a spiral galaxy…
Peeing In Space

Peeing In Space

Take 2 minutes with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and you too will know how to pee in space.  And the origins of shooting stars.   He starts with "when you go to the bathroom on…
Scientific Clogging

Scientific Clogging

Scientific Clogging A recent story about NASA's water recycling system is clogging Google search results.  Apparently, excess calcium in astro-urine is clogging the International Space Station's…
I want to be hit by a crusty meteorite, too!

I want to be hit by a crusty meteorite, too!

A doctor's office in nearby Virginia, just one state down from me, got clobbered by a 'mango-sized' meteorite this week.  Where others see disaster, I see envy. My envy.  My favorite…
What To Do About Near-Earth Objects?

What To Do About Near-Earth Objects?

In a recently released report the National Research Council lays out several options NASA could pursue in order  to detect more near-Earth objects (NEOs) – asteroids and comets that could pose a…