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…
NASA ISS Supply Contracts to SpaceX and Orbital On Hold
[/caption]A Chicago-based space launch partnership has formally lodged a complaint against NASA's decision to give space station supply contracts to…
Study Solves Mystery of How Massive Stars Form
[/caption] For a long time, scientists have understood that stars form when interstellar matter inside giant clouds of molecular hydrogen…
Apollo Rock Reveals Moon Had Molten Core
[/caption] Back in the 1960's and '70's when scientists claimed that the Moon rocks returned by the Apollo astronauts would…