Astronomy Without A Telescope – Cosmic Coincidence
[/caption] Cosmologists tend not to get all that excited about the universe being 74% dark energy and 26% conventional energy…
HARPS Tunes In On Habitable Planet
[/caption] Using the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS), a team of scientists at University of Geneva, Switzerland, led…
What is the Difference Between Speed and Velocity?
[/caption] When it comes to measuring motion, that is the relative passage of an object through space at a certain…
Dispersion of Light
[/caption] Look up into the rainy sky! What do you see? Well, if its just rained and the sun is…
NASA Robot arrives at ‘New’ Landing Site holding Clues to Ancient Water Flow on Mars
[/caption] Opportunity has begun a whole new mission at the vast expanse of Endeavour Crater promising a boatload of new…
Diffraction of Light
[/caption] For some time, the behavior of light has baffled scientists. Initially, and in accordance with classic physics, light was…
Angular Velocity of Earth
[/caption] The planet Earth has three motions: it rotates about its axis, which gives us day and night; it revolves…
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Book Review: Lunar and Planetary Rovers
[/caption] Ordinarily if a book attempts to cover crewed and unmanned missions – the book is a compilation of space…
September is Moon Month!
Jane Houston Jones from JPL provides information on what's up for September, focusing on the Moon. The next few days…
Weekend Observing Alert: Moon Occults Delta Scorpii
[/caption] Are you ready for a weekend observing treat? Then get out your binoculars, telescopes, or just your eyes as…