Google Earth Now ‘Live From Mars’
[/caption] Google Earth announced a big update today of its Mars features, including a chance to see a continuous stream…
Shield Volcanoes
[/caption] Shield volcanoes are large volcanoes with gently sloping sides. In fact, the largest volcanoes on Earth (and even the…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – March 13-15, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! With the Moon gone from the early evening skies, it's time for a little sky dancing this…
Herschel and Planck Launch Delayed
[/caption] The launch of the Herschel and Planck spacecraft has been delayed from the original launch date of April 16.…
Looking For Extraterrestrials Looking At Us
[/caption]The cosmos is a very big place, how do you begin the search for exoplanets orbiting other stars? Astronomers have…
New Horizons Spots Neptune’s Moon Triton
[/caption] New Horizons got a great shot of Neptune's moon Triton last fall, as it was trucking toward Pluto and…
Dawn Spacecraft on Target for Vesta Following Gravity Assist
[/caption] Recently, the Dawn spacecraft – on its circuitous route to the asteroid belt -- used the gravity of Mars…
What is Earth’s Magnetic Field?
You can't see it, but there's an invisible force field around the Earth. Okay, not a force field, exactly, but…
Stars at Milky Way Core ‘Exhale’ Carbon, Oxygen
[/caption] Carbon and oxygen have been spotted in the dust around stars in the center of the Milky Way galaxy, suggesting that…
Earth, Sun and Moon
From our perspective, the three objects that have the greatest impact on our lives are the Earth, Sun, and Moon.…