(YouTube link) A solar flare erupted on Tuesday (March 6) that sent a storm of particles toward Earth. As they arrive today, the storm may affect satellite transmissions and power grids. They may also produce extreme...

Astronomers are keeping an eye on a moving body ca...  ...asteroid and the debate over intervention at Bad Astronomy . Link

(YouTube link) This video from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows plasma spinning around on the surface of the sun, looking a lot like what we'd call tornadoes. Except these whirls are as large as our entire plan...

(vimeo link) Get a good look at the workings of the Keck Observatory atop atop Mauna Kea volcano in Hawai'i. I can't say I understand what's going on, but it sure looks impressive! The topper is the infinitely appropr...

(vimeo link) You've seen time-lapse videos of t...  ...ebsite. Link -via Geeks Are Sexy See also: Bad Astronomy

(YouTube link) An "image enhancement engineer" explains how he cleans up images of outer space so we can make out the details. His most common challenge? Photobombers. -via Buzzfeed...

This is not the first picture you've seen of t...  ...ory’s Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), a 4.1 meter telescope in Chile. Equipped...  ...tails about the Eye of Sauron Helix Nebula at Bad Astronomy

The semi-annual meeting of the American Astron...  ...him pictures, which he put into a gallery at Bad Astronomy . Each has a link to more information about the pi...

This photograph of Saturn was taken by the Cassini spacecraft in December. The rings are completely horizontal, and appear as a razor-thin line in the middle. The shadows of those rings are evident on the planet. And tha...

Last week, Phil Plait posted his year-end gall...  ...d and asymmetric. See the other 23 images at Bad Astronomy