Weekly Space Hangout – May 3, 2012
Here's the May 3, 2012 edition of the Weekly Space Hangout, where we were joined by our usual cast of…
2012 Venus Transit – The Countdown Is On!
[/caption] Head outside on any clear night this week and you won't be able to miss brilliant Venus decorating the…
Scientists Set Their Sights on Arctic Ice Loss
[/caption] NASA researchers have just completed science mission flights over Greenland and the surrounding seas, gathering data on ice distribution…
SAM: NASA’s Attempt to Repeat Viking’s Search for Martian Organics
[/caption] After 36 years of debate, confusion, and failed attempts by other space agencies to answer a basic question, NASA’s…
Will This Be The Fate Of The Earth?
[/caption] Astronomers have found four nearby white dwarf stars surrounded by disks of material that could be the remains of…
It’s Time to Welcome Night Shining Clouds
[/caption] Astronomers usually curse and shake their fist at clouds for obscuring the sky and spoiling their observations. This month…
Enceladus On Display In Newest Images From Cassini
[/caption] The latest images are in from Saturn's very own personal paparazzi, NASA's Cassini spacecraft, fresh from its early morning…
Supermoon This Weekend
[/caption] This weekend will provide the full Moon’s closest approach of the year to Earth. On Saturday, May 5, 2012…
Black Holes are More Like Venus Fly Traps than Vacuum Cleaners
[/caption] I’m going to try and say this before the Bad Astronomer does: Holy Haleakala! A team of astronomers using…
ESA Turns On The JUICE For New Jupiter Mission
[/caption] The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for an exciting mission to explore the icy moons of Jupiter,…