No more explosive rockets - ride an elevator into orbit and open up the solar system for human exploration. But is that realistic or are there just as many risks with the space elevator?

The post Aug 20th: How Realistic is a Space Elevator? appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

What powers Cepheid variable stars? What about Mira variables and pulsating stars? And are there variable stars that don’t actually vary at all?

The post Aug 19th: How Do Variable Stars, You Know, Vary? appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

Continents rise and fall over the eons, providing geologists with a history of the planet’s evolution. The study of these changes is known as geomorphology, and the lessons we learn here on Earth apply to the other objects in the Solar System

The post Aug 18th: Geomorphology appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

Today's Travelers in the night tell stories about Earth MOID, the closest an asteroid can come to our home planet & what human can accomplish when working together

The post Aug 17th: How Close Can An Asteroid Approach & Humans Can appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

Learn how to protect the night sky from light pollution with simple home lighting changes. Discover dark sky friendly tips to save energy, protect wildlife, and bring back the stars.

The post Aug 16th: Dark Sky Initiative at Home appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

Join us today as we look at how citizen science helped discover 100 cool worlds nearby and examine evidence contributed to a mass extinction

The post Aug 15th: Cool Worlds, Exploding Stars, & an Asteroid That Missed Earth appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

Today'sGuide to Space explore what NASA found on Saturn’s Enceladus and Jupiter’s Europa, and what it means for the search for life.

The post Aug 14th: Chemicals for Life Found on Enceladus appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

Cheap Astronomy sizes up some exoplanets and gardens Mars.

The post Aug 13th: Other Planets appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

Using our solar system as an example, since we know life arose here, how long will it last? Astronomers think they have an answer.

The post Aug 12th: How Long Will Life on Earth Last? appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

Our modern society depends on science. It impacts the way we eat, work, communicate and play. And yet, most people take our amazing scientific advancement for granted. What can we do to spread the love of science through education, outreach and media?

The post Aug 11th: Creating a Scienc-y Society appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.