Viewing Alert: Jupiter May Have Been Impacted by a Fireball
An apparent object impact captured about 6:35 am on Sept. 10, 2012 from Dallas, Texas USA. Credit: George Hall. UPDATE:…
Holy Galaxify Batman! Galaxy Zoo Allows Users to Put Their Name in Big Lights
If you're going to put your name in lights, you might as well go big; REALLY big. And with millions…
STEREO Spots a CME Soaring Into Space
Press "play." Say "wow." The enormous eruption of a solar prominence and resulting coronal mass ejection (CME) back on August…
Possible Subterranean Life Means More Exoplanets Could Harbor Life
Artistic representation of the current five known potential habitable worlds. Will this list broaden under a new habitability model? Credit:…
Could Dust Devils Create Methane in Mars’ Atmosphere?
[/caption] Methane on Mars has long perplexed scientists; the short-lived gas has been measured in surprising quantities in Mars' atmosphere…
Carnival of Space #266
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Gadi Eidelheit at his Transit of Venus blog. Click here to read…
Virtual Star Party for Sep. 9, 2012 – Neptune and Uranus Edition
After a brief hiatus, we're back with our Virtual Star Parties, broadcasting our view of the night sky into a…
An Awesome View of Curiosity’s Tummy
Curiosity's underside as imaged by the MAHLI camera. Credit: NASA/JPL/MSSS; image editing by Astro0. One of Curiosity's amazing color cameras,…
Clay Deposits Don’t Prove Existence of Ancient Martian Lakes
HiRISE image of branching features in the floor of Antoniadi Crater thought to contain clay material. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) In…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: September 10-16, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! With very little Moon to contend with this week, it will be a great time to take…