The Origin Discovered for Saturn’s G Ring
When you look at Saturn, it's easy to see the distinct rings, with dark bands in between them. For some…
Book Review: The All-American Boys
We all look upon space voyagers with awe and envy. They've reached out and touched that which we can only…
Detailed Gravity Maps of the Earth will be Coming Soon
How high is Mount Everest? Really high? Nearly 9,000 metres? Come on, be precise. Don't worry if you can't, even…
Engineers Working to Resolve Endeavour’s Air Leak
NASA workers are still working to fix the mysterious air leak in the space shuttle Endeavour's cabin. They've been able…
Astrosphere for August 2, 2007
New member Strongmanmike has joined the Bad Astronomy/Universe Today forum, and offers up this picture of Omega Centauri. Thanks, and…
The Clear Skies Above Paranal
If you ever wondered why telescopes are perched atop the highest mountains, with the clearest skies, just check out this…
Planet Found Orbiting a Red Giant
About 5 billion years from now, our Sun will begin to run out of hydrogen, and swell up to become…
Carnival of Space #14
The carnival is back in town. Once again, I'm happy to host all manner of space blogs with the Carnival…
Double the Hurricanes, Half the Fun
Researchers are reporting that the frequency of Atlantic hurricanes has doubled over the last century. 100 years ago, the Atlantic…
Networking Across the Planets
I don't know about your Internet connection, but I have enough trouble wiring up my home network. Imagine trying to…