Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Ready for Thursday Launch
After a one-day delay, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is ready for launch on Thursday, August 11. The first launch window…
Tiny Epimetheus Outside the Rings
Saturn's small moon Epimetheus is seen here just beneath the planet's ring plane. The bright, knotted core of Saturn's F…
Delays for the Earth’s Oxygen Atmosphere
Our planet gained its nice, oxygen-rich atmosphere about 2.4 billion years ago thanks to early bacteria. One question that has…
Heavy Bombardments Make the Best Homes… for Microbes
The Earth suffered a period of heavy bombardment in its early days when the Solar System was swarming with asteroids.…
10th Planet Controversy
José Luis Ortiz had no idea that his announcement on July 29th of the discovery of a big Trans-Neptunian Object…
Book Review: Defining NASA
One person can harvest a field, many people can move a mountain. This is the power of community. The challenge…
Discovery Lands Safely at Edwards
The space shuttle Discovery returned safely back to Earth this morning, landing at Edwards Air Force Base at 1211 UTC…
Astrophoto: Moon and Venus by Brad Timerson
Brad Timerson took this picture of the Moon and Venus on August 7, 2005. Brad used Olympus C740 camera at…
Astrophoto: 10th Planet by J.Chumack, A. Rosner, & L. Venter
Astrophotographer John Chumack with DIRAS Observatory Team took this picture of the newly discovered 10th Planet with 8 minute exposure…
What’s Up This Week – August 8 – August 14, 2005
Greetings fellow SkyWatchers! The week starts off rather special as observers in Alaska get the opportunity to watch the Moon…