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People worry about asteroids. Being hit by a space rock can really ruin your day. But that’s nothing. How would you like to be hit by a…Continue readingAndromeda – A Great Big Wreck

Astronomers have finally confirmed something they had long suspected: there is a super-massive black hole in the center…Continue readingBlack Holes: Feeling the Ripples

An example of a binary asteroid is the Ida and Dactyl pair, imaged by the Galileo probe in 1993. A google search for binary asteroids…Continue readingClearwater Lake West Crater

Like the explorers of centuries past who set sail for new lands, humans may someday sail across deep space to visit other stars.…Continue readingEven Solar Sails Need a Mast

The overall shape of Gould’s belt is roughly elliptical, with the Sun well off-centre. The edge of the belt is ringed by many OB…Continue readingGould’s Belt

Long, long ago, ZEUS was the king of all the Gods. One day, he was walking on Earth. Deep in a forest he met a beautiful maiden called…Continue readingMythology and Constellations

The Hubble Space Telescope isn’t the only satellite that scientists have fought to keep alive beyond its scheduled retirement.…Continue readingThe Hubble Space Telescope