Astrosphere for October 3rd, 2007
Today's photo, captured by Chris Schurs, is amazing and difficult. It's an image of the night sky, focused on Polaris…
Earth Had Oxygen Earlier Than Believed
Take a nice deep breath, fill your lungs with oxygen. You can thank the plants for that. Scientists had originally…
Discovery Rolls Out to the Pad
I know it feels like it was just yesterday that Endeavour returned from its mission to the International Space Station.…
NGC 3603, as Seen by Hubble
It's time for another amazing image from Hubble. You're looking at nebula NGC 3603, one of the most spectacular star…
Lunar Probe’s High Definition View of the Earth
There's nothing as nice as a pretty view of our home planet. It really puts things in perspective. I'm on…
Astrosphere for October 2, 2007
Today's astrophoto was captured by Mike Salway. It's the Milky Way. Wow. Here's a new blog that I'm watching: Black…
True or False (Color): The Art of Extraterrestrial Photography
When you look at the amazing pictures captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, or the Mars Exploration Rovers, do you…
Podcast: Jupiter
Last week we talked about rubble, this week we're going to dig into the largest planet in the Solar System:…
What’s Up this Week: October 1 – October 7, 2007
Monday, October 1 - In 1897, the world's largest refractor (40") debuted at the dedication of the University of Chicago's…
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…