Venus-Jupiter Conjunction, March 15th, 2012
[/caption] In case you're the only person on Earth who hasn't heard about it yet, Venus and Jupiter will be…
Next Chinese Mission Might Include Some Women
[/caption] Officials from the Chinese Space Agency announced today that they've completed crew selection for their next team of spacefarers…
Why Does the “Man in the Moon” Face Earth?
[/caption] When we look at the Moon, we see these amazing variations of light and dark. And depending on your…
Life Will Always Find a Way… To Eat Everything
[/caption] A couple of consumption stories crossed my desk today, so I thought I'd merge them together. The bottom line…
Atmosphere of Mercury
[/caption] When you look at an image of Mercury, it looks like a dry, airless world. But you might be…
Does Mars Still Shake, Rattle and Roll?
[/caption] Compared to Earth, Mars is a relatively quiet planet, geologically speaking. Actually, very quiet, as in pretty much dead. While it…
Valuable Space Rock Crashes Into Oslo Cabin
[/caption] A family in Oslo got a surprise when they visited their allotment garden cabin for the first time this…
Erasure and VLT Team Up for ESO’s 50th Anniversary
[/caption] British synthpop band Erasure released a video today featuring lead singer Andy Bell in front of the telescopes of…
The Rings of Neptune
Neptune is one of four planets in our Solar System with planetary rings. Neptune was not discovered until 1846 and…
Who Discovered Neptune?
Five of the planets in the night sky are easy to see with the unaided eye, and have been known…