Astronomy
Unusual Galaxies Eat Their Neighbors
Seyfert galaxies appear to be normal spiral galaxies, but they have fluctuating bright centers. And now, their deep-down, hidden nature…
Rare Binary Pulsars Provide High Energy Physics Lab
For the first time, a spacecraft has detected signals from both stars of a binary pulsar system in X-rays. XMM-Newton…
NGC 6302 by Don Goldman
Over the weeks we've looked at a lot of curious objects and today is no exception. NGC 6302 is often…
Saturn’s “Dualing” Aurorae
Since it was first photographed by the Hubble telescope several years ago, the mystery of Saturn's aurorae has continued to…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: June 20-22, 2008
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! As the Moon slowly departs from the early evening scene, we have the chance to start the…
Jupiter for Kids
Want to help your kids better understand Jupiter, and the rest of the Solar System? See Jupiter with your own…
Pictures of Jupiter
Words are one thing, but to really appreciate Jupiter, we're going to want to see pictures. This is a picture…
Identical Twin Stars Not So Identical
I'm lucky enough to have twin sons. They aren't identical (one looks like me, the other looks like my husband…
Feeding Your Black Hole is Easy
Worried about how you're going to feed your black hole once it grows up and gets big? Have no fear.…
What Color is Jupiter?
The iconic images of Jupiter show that it reflects many shades of white, red, orange, brown, and yellow. The color…