Spirit Rover Begins Making Night Sky Observations
[/caption] When your rover has abundant energy but can't go anywhere, what's a scientist to do? How about making observations…
Manned Solar Plane Will Attempt Flight Around the World
[/caption] A man who circled the globe in a balloon in 1999 has a new global adventure planned. Bertrand Piccard…
DVD Review: Sputnik Mania
[/caption] Fear remained in the air even after the great global conflict of World War II ended. This arose because,…
Happy Birthday, Charles Messier!
Most of us know the name of Charles Messier, the French astronomer and comet hunter who published perhaps one of…
Past Climate Change Cannot Be Tied to Earth Passing Through Galactic Plane
[/caption] Earth's climate has changed over time, but the cause for the changes has been hotly debated. One idea (Shaviv…
Kid’s Astronomy: Summer Bugs
Howdy, kids! Over the last couple of months we've visited with a multitude of wonderful sky characters. We've located the…
New Twitter Page To Alert Followers: Look Up Now to See the ISS!
[/caption] Want to know when to stop tweeting and look heavenward for a view of the International Space Station? Follow…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: June 26-28, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's another lunatic weekend as we start off with Regulus and Selene making a close pairing in…
Spirit Rover Going Nowhere, But Still Making Discoveries
[/caption] The Spirit rover on has been stuck in Martian soil, going nowhere, but that doesn’t mean she hasn't been…
Book Review: Venus and Mercury
[/caption] Have you ever been inspired by the two planets Mercury and Venus? If so, Peter Grego's book "Venus and…