Podcast: Distance in Space, Changing Earth’s Orbit, and Different Sized Stars
[/caption] This week we find out the distance between Betelgeuse and Bellatrex, how astronomers measure distance between objects, the possibility…
Astronomers Now Looking For Exomoons Around Exoplanets
[/caption]It looks like astronomers have already grown tired of taking direct observations of exoplanets, been there, done that. So they…
Bringing WIMP Theory into Question: Is There Another Dark Matter Explanation?
[/caption]Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) are thought to dominate dark matter and huge efforts are under way to detect them.…
What About the Space Exploration Crisis? NASA Budget Could be Cut to Save Money
[/caption]There's no denying it, President-elect Barack Obama will have one of the toughest jobs in presidential history. The challenges the…
Nominations: The Universe Today Top 10 Scientific Endeavours of 2008
2008 has been a landmark year for space science and physics endeavour. We've peered deep into the cosmos and fitted…
Podcast: Sky Surveys
[/caption] In the old days, astronomers had to beg for telescope time. They'd put together a proposal, convince observatories to…
Ophiuchus
[/caption] The sprawling constellation of Ophiuchus sits on the celestial equator and was one of the 48 original constellations charted…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – December 12-14, 2008
[/caption] "And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas and God…
The Christmas Star – Fact or Fiction?
'Tis the season... And every year around this time people notice the brilliant 'star' to the west just after sunset.…
Octans
[/caption] The small constellation southern circumpolar constellation of Norma was originally charted by Abbe Nicolas Louis de Lacaille who named…