Astronomy
Does Mars Have Rings?
Recently, while discussing what she had learned in class, my daughter asked me: ''does Mars have rings?''. She is ten…
Pictures of Planet Mars
The planet Mars is one of the most photographed objects in the Solar System. There are hundreds of thousands of…
Volcanoes on Mars
There are many volcanoes on Mars. So many, that the planet is broken down into volcanic provinces for easier reference.…
Map of Milky Way Redrawn (again)
Just yesterday Fraser wrote about the Milky Way's demotion from a 4-arm spiral galaxy to a 2-arm. This isn't the…
Mars Formation
As with the rest of the planets in the Solar System, Mars is believed to have formed out of the…
Recipe for Giant Lunar Telescopes
Someone has finally figured out something useful for all the dust on the moon's surface: mix it with some epoxy…
Orbit of Mars
The orbit of Mars is the second most eccentric in the Solar System. Only Mercury's orbit is more eccentric. At…
Mars is Named After…
Mars is named after the Roman god of war. Many believe that ancient peoples associated Mars with bloodshed and war…
The Face on Mars
In June of 1976, NASA's Viking 1 mission began sending back images from the Martian surface. A few of those…
Press Conference via Astronomy Cast Live
2nd UPDATE: We wanted to bring you a symposium on the International Year of Astronomy via UStream. Unfortunately, there is…