Saturn and Its Rings Look Truly Spectacular in This Hubble Telescope Portrait
Saturn is ready for its closeup, Mr. DeMille
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Pluto Might Have Formed as a Giant Comet, Not a Planet
Can we please just stop second-guessing Pluto and just accept it for what it is?
Branching Out
The latest data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope suggests that the orbits of those stars around the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way may show the subtle effects predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
Stop the (parallel) Worlds – I Want To Get Off!
They’re expanding everywhere: an infinite series of novels, an endless number of parallel stories, each one populated by people who seem similar to us but whose lives have changed in just one salient way
Asni’s Art Blog: Supernova
The artists who have chosen “Supernova” as their topic, distinctly verge toward the trippy.
AMAZING THINGS You Should Know: Camelopardalid Meteor Shower
You could be among the first to witness a NEW meteor shower.
The Blurry Line Between Science and Science Fiction
Is science killing science fiction? Is science fiction distorting the public’s perception of science? Is it possible to write an entertaining SF story AND get the science right? (Or, now we know what it takes to get an astronaut to loose his cool: Dying in space – part of the job. Conspiracy nuts calling you a coward? There ya go!)
“Most Earth-Like” Planet Found Yet…Again. Get used to it, and enjoy it!
Back in the 1990s I remember reading several articles, concerning different projects, describing how the Hubble Space Telescope had just “discovered a black hole for the first time.” In almost every case it was indirect […]
Newsflash America: Astrology is Not Scientific!
Astrology is not scientific, even if nearly half of America thinks it might be.
Launch Pad now Open for Applications
A long running astronomy workshop for writers (presented by astronomers who are writers) has opened its doors to applications for a new session. Sign up now!
The NASA Brand Around the World
NASA put men on the moon. No one else has even come close. NASA needs to be supported.
Somewhere to Call Home?
Scientists thought they’d find a pattern very similar to what occurred in our own solar system. In fact, they’ve uncovered a number of surprises that are changing our ideas about how worlds are formed.
Drake on Drake’s Equation
I’ve seen our knowledge of exoplanets go from nothing to thousands in less than two decades. I’m optimistic that within the next two we’ll know if there is life out there.
IAAA Gallery: Steven Hobbs – Visual Explorer
Steven Hobbs encourages us to look to the skies.
I Hope You See Something I Don’t
The Mars Curiosity rover, with a finite lifetime, is sleeping on the job. I wonder if it dreams. Apparently we’ve stopped.
AMAZING NEWS: 9/22/13
What Would You Expect From Amazing Stories? Amazing News, That’s What!
Does Science Fiction Kill Interest in Science?
A good number of PhD physicists and astronomers,…are writing marvelous stories humanizing and extrapolating from our latest understanding of real science. Through such stories, science can become exciting and inviting
What’s in a Nova?
There’s a new star in the sky, or rather one that’s on the order of ten thousand times brighter than it was a few days ago.
IAAA Gallery: Chris Williams – Star Sculptor
Chris Williams has taken an unusual path to artistic expression: he sculpts astronomical objects out of star stuff (our world and everything in it is star stuff) that fold and weave our scientific understanding of […]
ABSOLUTE ZERO: Cool Sites, Very Cool
Astronomy! Today, in honor of the Perseid Meteor Shower and other cool celestial happenings (Comet Ison and lots of planets in the sky) – a selection of websites devoted to astronomy, astronomical objects and the […]
IAAA Gallery: Christopher Doll – Experience Designer
A newcomer to the Space Art community, Christopher Doll is combining his life-long love of Astronomy and Space Travel with the skills he learned as an Industrial Designer. “I’ve always been a compulsive sketch artist, […]
Blogging about the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop for Writers
Quite a few attendees are blogging this week about their experiences at the workshop. Christian Ready has compiled a list, and will continue to update it through next week. I offer it to you here […]
IAAA Gallery: Mark A. Garlick – Cataclysmically Variable
Cataclysmic Binary stars (cataclysmic variables) are star systems in which a white dwarf star and a companion star are locked in a dance of death; matter drawn from the companion can eventually cause the white […]
Please Support the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop for Writers
Like science in your science fiction? Like stories set in space that aren’t full of errors? Like to inspire the next generation to pursue careers in science? Consider making a donation to the Launch Pad […]
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