Rhea’s Southern Pole
NASA's Cassini spacecraft took this picture of Rhea, one of Saturn's moons. The reasonably close view is of the moon's…
Sea Ice May Be Increasing in the Antarctic
A new NASA-funded study has discovered that sea ice in the Antarctic might actually be on the increase as global…
New Look for the Milky Way
Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have created a detailed survey of the structure of the Milky Way. Based on…
Astrophoto: NGC 185 by David Moth
David Moth took this picture of NGC 185 from Weymouth, England. David used 10" Newtonian and a Starlight Express MX5C.Do…
Astrophoto: Moon and Venus by Bob Sigall
Bob Sigall took this picture of Venus and Moon setting behind the ridge in Kalihi valley on the 7th August…
Xanadu on Titan
NASA's Cassini spacecraft took this image of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, on July 7, 2005. In it, it's possible to…
Mineral Mapper Traveling to Mars
With Friday's launch, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is now on its way to the Red Planet. One of the instruments…
Holiday Next Week in Indianapolis
Hi folks, I just wanted to give you a warning that Universe Today might be spotty for the next week.…
What’s Up This Week – August 15 – August 21, 2005
Greetings fellow SkyWatchers! Let's start the week off colorfully as we view the mighty Albireo. We'll explore lunar features and…
Filaments and Vortices
In this photograph of Saturn, it's possible to see the faint filaments that circle around major storms on the planet.…