Undergrad Team Discovers 1,300 Asteroids
A team of undergrad astronomers at the University of Washington figured out how to turn an annoyance into a major…
A Possible Explanation for Two-Toned Iapetus
Saturn's moon Iapetus is one of the most mysterious objects in the Solar System. It's shaped like a football, has…
The End of FUSE
I often talk about the preparation and launch of new missions to space, but every now and then I have…
Podcast: Jupiter’s Moons
Last week we talked about Jupiter and we could sense right away it would be too much to handle. This…
Ariane 5 Lofts Two Satellites
An Ariane 5 rocket blasted off its launch pad on Friday, October 5, carrying two telecommunications satellites into orbit. The…
Astrosphere for October 7, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadian readers. Mmmm, turkey. Today's astrophoto is Saturn, captured by Paul F. Campbell. I…
What’s Up this Week: October 8 – October 14, 2007
Monday, October 8 - Today marks the birthday of Ejnar Hertzsprung. Born 1873, Hertzsprung was a Danish astronomer who first…
NASA is Building the Third Tallest Roller Coaster in the World, as an Escape System
Let's hope that nothing ever goes wrong while astronauts are preparing to launch on their Ares 1 rocket - the…
Astrosphere for October 4th, 2007
Today's photo, captured by Patrick Taschler, is absolutely spectacular. It's an image of the volcano Tungurahua, located in Ecuador. You…
High Energy Gamma Rays Go Slower Than the Speed of Light?
The speed of light is the speed of light, and that's that. Right? Well, maybe not. Try and figure this…