Surface of Uranus
[/caption] Uranus is a ball of ice and gas, so you can't really say that it has a surface. If…
What is the Weather Like on Uranus?
We understand the weather on Earth. The Sun heats the air at the equator, causing it to rise. The warm…
Orbit of Uranus
[/caption] The orbit of Uranus takes 84.3 year to complete one revolution around the Sun. In other words, 1 Uranian…
Book Review: Stars and Planets
Ian Ridpath has been adding to his impressive list of publications with the recently updated fourth edition of "Stars and…
Comments for 2012: No Geomagnetic Reversal
Because of the enormous amount of comments to this 2012 article, I've had to move the comments to a separate…
Where Are All the Kuiper Belt Objects?
[/caption] A group of astronomers spent two years photographing portions of the sky to look for small chunks of rock…
Did Our Solar System Start With a “Little Bang?”
[/caption] What prompted the formation of our little corner of the universe – our sun and planetary system? For several…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – October 3-5, 2008
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's Friiiiiiday... And time to head out to the Moon to begin some lunar exploration. Why not?…
Hubble’s Heritage
[/caption] Here's another anniversary for you and more fodder to either ease or add to your Hubble "angst": Ten years…
The Particle Zoo: Collecting Your Own Subatomic Particles
[/caption] This is a must for any particle physics enthusiast: collect your own particles in the form of a soft,…