Blue Origin’s Rocket is Finally Revealed
It's been a huge secret for several years. Amazon.com's founder Jeff Bezos has a rocket company on the side called…
Black Hole Found in a Globular Star Cluster
Stellar mass black holes have been discovered, and astronomers now believe that supermassive black holes exist at the centres of…
Podcast: Where Does the Moon Come From?
We take the Moon for granted, but its effect on the Earth is very important; possibly even critical for the…
What’s Up this Week: January 1 – January 7, 2007
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers... Welcome to the new year and 365 more nights with you! Thanks to everyone for their kind…
Close Call with Asteroid 2006 XG1 in 2041
I don't want to get you worried, or even mildly concerned. No need to panic. In fact, just read this…
COROT is Blasted Into Space
The debut launch of the Soyuz 2-1b rocket carried ESA's COROT space telescope into orbit today. The rocket lifted off…
What’s Up this Week: December 25 – December 31, 2006
It's a holiday week and even the stars are celebrating! Are you ready to join me in the last week…
Podcast: Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum
We see the Universe in visible light with our photon detecting eyes. We can feel infrared heat with our photon…
White Dwarf Recently Consumed an Asteroid
Astronomers have discovered a ring of metal-rich gas surrounding a relatively nearby white dwarf star that gives us a glimpse…
Use Galactic Gravitational Lenses to Really See the Universe
To see any distance in space, you need some kind of telescope. We've got some pretty powerful ones here on…