Coastal Formations Not Result of Asteroid Impact
[/caption] Coastal formations called chevrons, large U- or V-shaped features found on coastlines around the world were originally thought to…
Spiral Galaxy
[/caption] When you think of a galaxy, you're probably thinking of a spiral galaxy. You know, with the central bulge…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – May 1-3, 2009
Greetings, fellow StarGazers! Let's start the weekend off right by taking on a lunar club challenge and then kicking back…
Cosmic Rays too Wimpy to Influence Climate
[/caption] People looking for new ways to explain climate change on Earth have sometimes turned to cosmic rays, showers of…
A Stunning Look at “The Big Picture”
My friend Carolyn Collins Petersen, a.k.a. The Spacewriter, has just started a new gig with Astrocast.tv. She now has a…
It’s Official: Hubble Mission to Launch May 11
[/caption]After today's Flight Readiness Review for space shuttle Atlantis’ STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, mission managers unanimously agreed…
New Mysteries Unveiled on Mercury
[/caption] Even though Mercury looks like the Moon at first glance, scientists from the MESSENGER mission say it's becoming apparent…
The NASA Buzz: Shuttle Extension, Abandoning the Moon, and What About an Administrator?
[/caption] The blogosphere and Twitterverse has been buzzing the past couple of days with NASA what-ifs and possibilities. But that…
Starbursts from Dwarf Galaxies Like Fireworks
[/caption] Fireworks in space? Astronomers are comparing "starbursts" from a galaxy that is in the throes of star formation to…