Spiders Adapt to Space, Weaving a Near-Perfect Web
[/caption]The educational experiment currently being carried out on the space station has just returned a surprise result. It would appear…
Constellation Launch Abort System Successfully Tested (Again)
[/caption]When the Constellation Program is completed, we'll have a brand new generation of rocket design (Ares) and a hi-tech space…
Space Station Urine Recycler Breaks Down
[/caption]The system has only just been installed and it is already broken down. Unfortunately, the crew of the International Space…
Bright Meteor Seen Over Western Canada
[/caption] A bright fireball lit up the sky over parts of Canada and was probably a meteor which may have…
How To Be a Frugal Astronomer
These are tough economic times for almost everyone, including those of us interested in doing a little backyard astronomy. Even…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – November 21 – 23, 2008
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for the weekend? It's Friiiiiday and it's time to make a date with the…
Another Direct Image of an Exoplanet?
[/caption] Have the floodgates opened for imaging exoplanets?! A team of French astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope have discovered…
Dawn Spacecraft Shuts Down Ion Engines
[/caption] The Dawn spacecraft's three ion engines have done their work for now, and mission engineers shut down the frugal…
The Bow Shock of Betelgeuse Revealed
[/caption] You may be familiar with Betelgeuse, as it is the upper-left star in the constellation Orion, forming what would…
Mars Atmospheric “Bubbles” Carried Away by the Solar Wind
[/caption]Mars is a strange planet. There is evidence that the Red Planet once played host to a thick atmosphere and…