Category Archives: Space

Epic Solar Flare Reported

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Discovery reports our nearest star put on a show that won’t be forgotten for a long, long time. Under the ever-watchful eyes of an armada of solar observatories, the sun unleashed an M2-class solar flare. Keep in mind that an … Continue reading →

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20 Incredible Twitter Feeds for Space Geeks

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Guest Post by Sharon Lewis There are space geeks, and there are space geeks. Those people for whom “stargazing” is a real hobby, and not just an ambiguous euphemism, whose personal and professional dreams would be swallowed in a black hole … Continue reading →

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3-D Galaxy Map Prepared

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Discovery reports  three-dimensional map of our corner of the universe,after  a survey more than a decade in the making that covers 95 percent of the galaxies out to a distance of about 380 million light years from Earth, has been prepared.The … Continue reading →

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Self Destruction of Massive Stars in Carina Nebula :Seen Fom The Eye of Chandra

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

This Chandra image shows the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region in the Sagittarius-Carina arm of the Milky Way, 7,500 light years from Earth. Chandra’s sharp X-ray vision has detected over 14,000 stars in this region, revealed a diffuse X-ray glow, … Continue reading →

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