The Most Distant Galaxies Ever Seen
2nd Jan, 2010
In August, after the last repair mission on the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers directed its newest camera towards the same area of sky where just five years ago, the first Hubble Ultra Deep field image was made and recorded a new one - this time
Dark Matter: The Ultimate Halloween Treat
30th Oct, 2009
This is what I'm giving out for Halloween this year. I show you how you can do it too!
Infinite Minute #3: The Universe is Evaporating
30th Oct, 2009
Astronomers have known for some time that the universe is expanding, but until very recently, it was always assumed that after the Big Bang, the material in the universe: stars, nebulae and galaxies, we basically just sort of thrown out there, coasti
How The Universe Was Formed
27th Sep, 2009
About a half a million years after the big bang, the cosmos began to cool, as it cooled, the hot subatomic particles that constituted the early universe began to slow down and stop colliding with each other long enough so that protons, neutrons and e
The Farthest We Can Ever See into the Universe
21st Sep, 2009
Earlier this week on Sept. 17th 2009, the European Space Agency released first light images of its Planck telescope. The Planck observatory scans the sky using highly sensitive detectors that measure tiny variations of temperature in the Cosmic mi
The Hubble Space Telescope is Back and Better Than Ever!
14th Sep, 2009
By popular demand, I've created a high definition montage of the latest images released from the upgraded Hubble Space Telescope. Many Space Fans out there wanted a montage of just the music and animations. Well, your wish is my command. Enjoy