A comet is a small celestial object made mostly of ice and dust that, when close enough to the sun, displays a visible coma (a fuzzy outline) and sometimes a tail. They typically orbit the sun in elongated paths and…
The beautiful image above shows a giant bow shock wave in space around a young star. The name of the star is LL Ori and it is located in one of our favorite locations in space – the Orion Nebula.
Rare Snow Rollers formed throughout portions of Ohio and Pennsylvania during a particularly windy winter storm on January 27, 2014.
I thought it was about time we talked about Jupiter. Jupiter is, after all, the biggest planet in our Solar System. In fact, it’s almost big enough to be a star! Let’s explore some facts about Jupiter.
The Prawn Nebula or IC 4628, is immense region of space that is loaded with all the ingredients needed to form new stars – and it’s happening right before our very eyes!