ASSA Radio Astronomy Group

A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket launched the new Wideband Global SATCOM 5 satellite into space on May 24, 2013. [...]

See night launch photos of a Delta 4 rocket carrying the WGS-5 satellite for the U.S. military on May 24, 2013. [...]

From a view of the devastating Oklahoma tornado from space to the Milky Way shining over a state park, don't miss these amazing space photos of the week. [...]

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Griffith Observatory is dedicated to astronomy education for the general public, and allows ordinary folks to get a peek through its telescopes. [...]

Future astronauts may pull space pizzas from a 3D printer if a new NASA-funded project proves feasible. [...]

This flight simulator modeled from the Viper spacecraft featured in the Battlestar Galactica television show can flip and spin completely in any direction. [...]

The 3D Print project aims to jump-start an off-Earth manufacturing capability. [...]

Three planets are teaming up for a Memorial Day planet parade. [...]

The light left over from the Big Bang may help answer some of the thorniest cosmic conundrums. [...]

This intriguing space wallpaper reveals the spectacular stellar nursery IC 2944. The image was released on May 23, 2013 to celebrate a milestone: 15 years of ESO’s Very Large Telescope. [...]

Computer simulations of galaxies growing over billions of years show that cold gas to power stars spirals into the cores of galaxies along spiral filaments. [...]

The global topographic map of Titan offers an unprecedented look at the surface of Saturn's largest moon. [...]

The online Slooh Space Camera will provide a live view of the May 24 lunar eclipse at 11:37 p.m. ET (0337 GMT). [...]

An M5-class flare erupted on the Sun on May 22nd, 2013 and magnetic fields worked their magic with super-heated plasma. The flare is seen in a combination of extreme ultraviolet light (at 171 and 304 Angstroms) by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. [...]

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The world's largest LEGO model, a massive Star Wars X-Wing spaceship, was displayed in New York's Times Square Thursday. The spectacular structure consists of more than 5.3 million of the company's multi-colored plastic bricks. [...]