After an absence of roughly 2000 years the Star of Bethlehem may soon be making a return to our night skies on June 30, 2015 — to be more specific … [Read full article]
Tag: Jupiter
Titan Is Perpetually Being Swept Clean By Dunes
Using observations from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn, researchers from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center have discovered that Titan — Saturn’s largest moon — has dunes of hydrocarbon … [Read full article]
New Space Mission Will Look for Life on Jupiter's Moons
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently announced a new mission to explore Jupiter’s moons Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will study the moons, treating … [Read full article]
Asteroid – Bigger Than an Aircraft Carrier – to Pass Between Moon and Earth
First discovered in late December 2005 by Robert McMillan of the Spacewatch Program, YU55 (its full name is 2005 YU55) is set to pass between the Moon and Earth between … [Read full article]
After a 13-Month Rehab, Andre the Sea Turtle Returns to the Sea
For the past 13 months, Andre, an endangered green sea turtle at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in West Palm Beach has been undergoing a rehabilitation program and some medical procedures not often used on animals. On June 15, Andre was found on Juno Beach with severe watercraft injuries.