Ever wonder what a meteor shower sounds like? The USAF Space Surveillance Radar in Texas recorded echoes of the Perseid Meteors as they passed over the monitoring facility.

Hubble images are made, not born. Images must be woven together from the incoming data from the cameras, cleaned up and given colors that bring out features that eyes would otherwise miss. In this video from HubbleSite.org, online home of the Hubble Space Telescope, a Hubble-imaged galaxy comes together on the screen at super-fast speed. …

The neodymium magnets are super powerful and even though they are not attracted to the copper, they still produce eddy currents that buffer the fall as seen in the video. Lenz’s Law make a great experiment for kids to adult. Also, great at parties when conversation goes stale. Copper Pipe Magnet – YouTube. (Hat tip: …

Is there anything better than the combination of cats and science? No, you say? Well… what if we add a caption contest and two chances to win great prizes? We just (September 9th) launched this contest over on our Facebook page. Contest ends September 30th, so make sure to enter today! Visit our contest details page …

We’ve discussed all five of the bright naked-eye planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) in this column frequently over the years but never the outer ones due to their remoteness and dimness. However, this month we go deep into the solar system to find Uranus. Seeing it for the first time is guaranteed to …

New York City’s famed “Great White Way” is not the only thoroughfare to be so named. There’s a far richer and vaster one visible from anywhere on the planet — and it’s found in the Summer sky! We’re referring to the Milky Way, the grand thoroughfare of our home Galaxy. And August is one of …

July offers the final opportunity this year to view the magnificent ringed planet Saturn while still well-placed above the southwestern horizon. And thanks to a famous technique using the Big Dipper as a guide to constellation identification, it’s easier than ever to identify! Plus there’s an added bonus: while a telescope is needed to see …

The nebula is swirling around a supergiant named Betelgeuse, which is about 600 times the size of the sun and 20 times as massive. The star makes up the right shoulder of the “hunter” in the constellation Orion. Be sure to visit the source below for more detail. Source: Striking new photo reveals rainbow nebula …

So amazing! Astronomer Duncan Kitchin protects his backyard telescope with a homemade TARDIS. Click through link below for details on how he built the TARDIS. He also added more pictures to his blog, so be sure to check that out as well. Source: Building the TARDIS Micro-Observatory.

The Mother Nature Network posted a gallery of images collected by Mariner 10, the NASA space probe launched in 1973. Source: 8 images of Mercury: Revealed by Mariner 10 | MNN – Mother Nature Network.