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…
Comet McNaught Blazes Through SOHO’s View
Although it's viewed more than 1,000 comets, NASA and ESA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory has never seen anything like Comet…
Colliding White Dwarfs Could Create a Supergiant Star
Of all the stars in our galaxy, two classes, known as hydrogen-deficient and R Coronae Borealis are extremely rare. Only…
Superstrings Could Be Detectable As They Decay
One of Einstein's predictions for relativity is the concept of gravity waves; these are emitted whenever massive objects move. The…
NASA Panel Will Investigate Mars Global Surveyor’s Disappearance
Although it lasted years longer than anyone ever expected, the disappearance of NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft is still a…
Podcast: Comets, Our Icy Friends from the Outer Solar System
The sudden brightening of Comet McNaught has reminded us what a treat it can be to see a comet with…
What’s Up this Week: January 15 – January 21, 2007
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! We start the week with a celestial scenery alert just before dawn... Look for the Moon, Antares,…
Comet McNaught is Now Visible in the Daytime!
Okay, this is unprecedented. The really bright Comet McNaught that I mentioned a few days ago is now so bright…
Hubble Sees a Hypergiant Star Nearing Death
VY Canis Majoris, located about 5,000 light-years away, is no ordinary star; it's a supergiant, containing 30 to 40 times…