Astronomy Cast Ep. 201: Titan
Titan is Saturn’s largest moon, and the second largest moon in the Solar System. It’s unique in the Solar System…
Viewing Alert: Bad Universe Episode 2
He's back!!! Our pal Phil Plait the Bad Astronomer is back again on the Discovery Channel with the second episode…
Eris and Pluto: Two Peas in a Pod
[/caption] Or two dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt… Eris -- that pesky big dwarf planet that caused all the…
New VISTA Within the Unicorn
[/caption] What a gorgeous new infrared image of the region within the Monoceros (Unicorn) constellation taken from ESO’s Paranal Observatory…
Neptune Acquitted on One Count of Harassment
[/caption] A very popular explanation for the dynamical evolution of our solar system is being challenged by a new model…
Saturn’s Rings Formed from Large Moon’s Destruction
[/caption] The formation of Saturn's rings has been one of the classical if not eternal questions in astronomy. But one…
Trojans May Yet Rain Down
It would be an interesting survey to catalog the initial reactions readers have to "Trojans". Do you think first of…
Warm ‘Perrier’ Ocean Could be Powering Enceladus’ Geysers
[/caption] Bottled water companies take note: an exotic form of warm, bubbly mineral water could be what feeds the mysterious…
Dragon Ascendant: SpaceX Prepares for Second Falcon 9 Launch
[/caption] Earlier this year, SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) successfully launched the first of its Falcon 9 rockets. The firm has…
So, You Want to Build a Satellite?
A light-hearted look from the upcoming MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission to Mars of what it takes to…