Seneca Astronomy

NGC 5965 and NGC 5963 in Draco

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:18:09 -0500

These two spiral galaxies make a photogenic pair, found

At the West Wall of Aristarchus Crater

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:18:09 -0500

At the West Wall of Aristarchus Crater

On the Road to Carina

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:18:09 -0500

This rugged road through the dark Atacama Desert seems

A Message From Earth

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:18:09 -0500

What are these Earthlings trying to tell us?

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1073

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:18:09 -0500

Many spiral galaxies have bars across their centers.

Unconfirmed rumor: FTL neutrinos may be due to a faulty GPS connection

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:51:27 -0500

Wanna dispose of some sodium? Na.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:05:30 -0500

Randall Munrion

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:26:43 -0500

The two tails of Comet Garradd

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:55:15 -0500

Super-Earth exoplanet likely to be a waterworld

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:06:54 -0500

NASA Contract Modification For Engineering And Support Services

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

NASA has signed its final contract option with InfoPro Corp. in Huntsville to continue engineering technicians and trades support services for the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center.

NASA's Chandra Finds Fastest Wind from Stellar-Mass Black Hole

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have clocked the fastest wind yet discovered blowing off a disk around a stellar-mass black hole.

NASA's Spitzer Finds Solid Buckyballs in Space

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

Astronomers using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have, for the first time, discovered buckyballs in a solid form in space. Prior to this discovery, the microscopic carbon spheres had been found only in gas form.

NASA Administrator Announces Senior Leadership Changes

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced Tuesday changes to his senior leadership team. Associate Administrator Chris Scolese was named director of NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and Robert Lightfoot, director of the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will serve as acting associate administrator.

NASA Spacecraft Reveals Recent Geological Activity on the Moon

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

New images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft show the moon's crust is being stretched, forming minute valleys in a few small areas on the lunar surface.