SpaceEngine: Open Source 3D Universe Simulator If you are a space buff, you must have heard of Celestia, a three-dimensional space simulation program that allows users…
Fascinating Realistic Simulation of the Formation of the Milky Way For 20 years, astronomers have been trying to come up with a simulated galaxy that comes close to the look…
Stunning Saturn Fly-by Video Created Using Actual Photographs The following fly-by video of Saturn wasn’t created with 3D computer graphics, but by assembling thousands of high-resolution still photographs…
Half Gigabyte Picture of the Moon The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been orbiting the Moon since June 2009 on a orbit as low as 30km…
You Too Can Discover Exo-Planets, Supernovae, Galaxies And More on Zooniverse Zooniverse is a citizen science portal that offers enthusiastic members of the public to participate in scientific research projects –…
NASA to Announce Major Astrobiology Finding Today NASA has sent out a curious press release announcing that it will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EST…
4 Asteroid Impact Calculators or Earth Collision Simulators Ever wondered what would happen when an asteroid “the size of Texas” hits earth? Would it annihilate earth? Nope. Contrary…
Launch your own satellite for $8000 Forget personal cell phone towers. Forget even laser guns. If you have the moolah you can now launch your very…
Microsoft creates Terapixel image of the night sky After treating amateur astronomers like us with high resolution images of Mars, the Microsoft Research team has come up with…