Astrosphere for September 28th, 2007
Today's space photo was captured by Phil22. I don't I have to tell you that it's the Horsehead Nebula. First…
Exotic Collision Releases a Blast of Radio Waves
It's not every day that you see something completely new in the night sky. But that's what Australian and US…
Deep Impact… the Second Visit
When Deep Impact smashed into Comet Tempel 1, it did its job well... too well. Yes, it did carve out…
Opportunity is Now Working Inside Victoria Crater
When last we saw our plucky rover, it was tentatively crawling down into the massive Victoria crater on the surface…
Dawn is Gone
The big day arrived, and nothing could keep that spacecraft on the ground. At 7:34 am EDT NASA's Dawn spacecraft…
Astrosphere for September 27th, 2007
Today's space photo was captured RickJ. He says it's a photograph of a pelican, but I think he's talking about…
Black Hole Mission Returns from the Dead
You can't keep a good mission down. I guess you can. Actually, it seems like most good missions are kept…
These are Tough Microbes, But They Don’t Come from Mars
You know the cliche, wherever we find water here on Earth, we find life. But what if the environment is…
SOHO Catches a Rare Species of Comet
The most successful comet hunter is not some dedicated amateur who sacrifices night after night searching for icy bodies from…
Book Review: The Telescope
The big bad wolf had big eyes to see better. But big eyes are only part of the solution for…