A Prototype Detector for Dark Matter in the Milky Way
[/caption] It doesn't emit electromagnetic radiation and no one really knows what it is, but that hasn't stopped a team…
Altazimuth
Altazimuth is a contraction of altitude-azimuth; in astronomy it most often refers to a type of telescope mount (and is…
From Space: Huge River of Dust Over Australia
[/caption]This isn't a special effect image from a new catastrophe movie; it is an actual satellite image of the dust…
NASA Pictures
NASA has the absolute best resources on the web for pictures of space. We write so many articles about space…
Infrared Moonset
When it comes to the Moon, there are times when I feel like the "Queen of Selene". In just a…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – September 25-27, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! We're back and recovered from a star party - and what an awesome time! (I felt like…
SMART-1 Releases Image of LCROSS Impact Site
[/caption] ESA's SMART-1 team has released an image of the future impact site of NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing…
Russian Space Official: Shuttles Could Fly Beyond 2011
[/caption] Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos head Anatoly Perminov said earlier today in Moscow that he hopes that the US…
Water on the Moon: What Does it Mean?
[/caption] The Moon has been turned upside down. Figuratively, of course. La Luna still orbits and phases as it always…