Podcast: Getting Started in Amateur Astronomy
Got your eye on that $40 telescope at Walmart? Wait, hear us out first! Fraser and Pamela discuss strategies for…
What’s Up this Week: October 23 – 29, 2006
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Join us this week as we journey across the Cosmos on a voyage of discovery. We open…
Astrophoto: The Witch Head Nebula by Richard Payne
Since 1989, when the first extra solar planet was detected, 180 planetary systems featuring 210 planets have been identified as…
Mineral Discovery Could Explain Martian Landscape
A researcher from Queen's University has uncovered a mineral that could help explain the mountainous landscape on Mars. Dr. Ron…
Cargo Ship Blasts Off for the Station
A new shipment of supplies is headed towards the International Space Station after this morning's launch of a Russian-built Progress…
Brown Dwarf Companion Seen Directly
Astronomers have directly imaged a brown dwarf companion to the star HD 3651. This star is already known to host…
Biggest Ozone Hole Ever
If you're going to Antarctica, put on your sunscreen. According to NASA and NOAA scientists, the ozone hole above the…
Europe’s New Weather Satellite Blasts Off
MetOp, a new European weather satellite, has successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Russian Soyuz carrying MetOp…
Hardy Microbes Might Be Happy on Mars
Is there life on Mars? If it's there, it's probably microscopic, and really tough; able to handle cold temperatures, low…
Moonlet Tugs at Saturn’s Rings
This Cassini photograph shows the power Saturn's tiniest moons have over its gossamer rings. This knot in Saturn's F ring…