Astronomy
Plane of the Ecliptic
[/caption] Plane of the ecliptic, also known as the ecliptic plane, is a phrase you will often hear in astronomy.…
Minor Planets
[/caption] Minor planet is a term used to refer to a celestial object - that is not a planet or…
Habitable Planet
[/caption] The term "habitable planet" seems rather broad. Does it mean that it is habitable for humans? Is it merely…
Moon For All Mankind
[/caption] The archipelago of Malta has coordinated a global campaign to take images of sections of the Moon’s surface as…
The Eagle Has … Arrived
[/caption] We're still a few days out from the 40th anniversary of the touchdown of Apollo 11's lunar lander, the…
Mercury’s Craters Get Artsy New Names
[/caption] The MESSENGER mission has been revealing more of Mercury's surface, including plenty of craters so interesting that geologists have…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: July 10-12, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Did you happen to see the close appearance of the Moon and Jupiter last night? If you…
Herschel Telescope First Light Images Released
[/caption] The Herschel telescope has now turned on all its instruments, taking a few "first light" images with each instrument…
Have Humans Visited Mercury?
[/caption] Have astronauts from Earth ever stepped foot on Mercury? No, Mercury has been visited by spacecraft from Earth, but…
Geology of Mercury
[/caption] The geology of Mercury is similar to the geology of the Moon; although, Mercury is a much denser planet…