Tiny Shutters in the James Webb Telescope Improve its Vision
NASA has a new article on their site describing one of the technologies going into the mighty James Webb Space…
New Views of LCROSS the Moon Smasher
NASA artists have released new images of the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission. This is a secondary…
First Images of the Sun from STEREO
Remember the recent launch of the STEREO spacecraft? These are two identical solar observing spacecraft which will give astronomers a…
What’s Up this Week: January 22 – January 28, 2007
Monday, January 22 - Be out early tonight to catch the slender crescent Moon as we begin our journey designed…
Podcast: What We Learned from the American Astronomical Society
It's astronomical society get together time, and we send Pamela to investigate and record. Hear the latest news that will…
All Was Quiet in the Galactic Centre
For a brief time in April 2006, the active region surrounding the supermassive black hole at the heart of the…
New Horizons Bearing Down on Jupiter
Although New Horizons' main target is Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, it'll have plenty of opportunities to do some science…
Dwarf Planet Could Become a Comet
A small dwarf planet out past the orbit of Neptune could eventually become one of the brightest comets ever seen.…
Book Review: Pocket Space Guides
Apogee space books has published four more Pocket Space Guides. These small format books are each about half text and…
Looking Down on Mars Pathfinder
Remember the Mars Pathfinder? That plucky little rover that crawled around the surface of Mars back in 1997? Well, the…