Astronomy
Life on Other Planets
[/caption] For centuries, men have pondered the possibility of life on other planets and tried to prove its existence. Even…
The Trouble With Trifids
[/caption] Almost everyone who is familiar with space images has seen this beautiful and color emission and reflection nebula -…
Yellowstone Eruption
[/caption] Millions of people visit Yellowstone National Park every year, but how many think about the fact that they're standing…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: June 19-21, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! You asked for some excitement? You got it. As it the current planetary line up wasn't treat…
Herschel Telescope Makes First Test Observations
[/caption] The Herschel Telescope has given us a sneak preview of the infrared observational goodness we can expect from this…
List of Planets
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun but not the hottest. That distinction goes to Venus. The planet was…
Spaceflight
Even before man had managed to take to the skies on our planet, he had thought of spaceflight and soaring…
The Case of the Missing Sunspots: Solved?
[/caption] The Sun has seen precious few sunspots (as shown in this NASA closeup) in the past year, and solar…