Mars Methane Movies
At NASA's press conference last week about methane on Mars, NASA's lead scientist for the Mars Program Michael Meyers said…
The Milky Way from Earth
[/caption] If you look up into the night sky on a very clear night, in an area with very little…
Jupiter Retrograde
[/caption] Jupiter is one of the 5 planets visible with the unaided eye, and so it has been known for…
Citizen Science: Unmannedspaceflight.com
[/caption] Note: This is the first in a series of articles about Citizen Science projects, where science is not just…
Taurus
[/caption] The ancient zodiacal constellation of Taurus was one of Ptolemy's original 48 constellations and remains today as part of…
“Google Satellite” Will Have an Orbital View Over Obama’s Inauguration
[/caption] President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration on Capitol Hill will be the place-to-be on Tuesday (January 20th). According to some news…
Naming Pluto (Review)
[/caption]Naming Pluto explores the chain of events that lead to Pluto's naming and in 2007 sees Venetia Phair viewing Pluto…
Latest Chandrayaan-1 Images
[/caption] A few "new" images have been released from the Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter mission. The latest are the first images…
Sextans
[/caption] Located just south of the ecliptic plane, the small, dim constellation of Sextans was originally introduced in the 17th…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – January 16-18, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for another weekend under the stars? Then get out your telescopes and let's go…