NASA Ames Leads New Robotic Moon Missions
NASA has announced that its Ames Research Center will manage the agency's new Robotic Lunar Exploration Program. Before humans set…
Spitzer Sees a Group of Baby Stars
Star-forming region NGC 1333 is located 1,000 light-years away in the constellation Perseus, and is normally enshrouded by thick dust.…
What’s Up This Week – November 14 – November 20, 2005
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! With plenty of Moon and Mars to go around this week, let's see what else we can…
Japanese Probe Seems Lost in Space
It appears that the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) has lost contact with a small probe released from its mothership Hayabusa…
Book Review: Hiding in the Mirror
One of the most intriguing ideas that pursued by philosophers, artists, and scientists throughout the ages is the one of…
Spitzer’s Version of the Pillars of Creation
One of the most iconic images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope is of the Eagle Nebula, aka the "Pillars…
Podcast: Larry Esposito and Venus Express
Venus is our nearest planetary neighbour. Compared to the Earth, it's nearly identical in size and distance from the Sun.…
Lunar Lawn Mower
One of the many hassles of returning humans to the Moon will be the lunar dust. This tiny, gritty, static-loving…
Three of Saturn’s Moons
In this amazing image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, you can see three of Saturn's moons. Dione is on the…
Jupiter’s Winds Come From Inside
An international team of researchers have developed a new computer model that simulated Jupiter's incredible weather systems. Jupiter's weather is…