Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: August 28-30, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for a little lunacy this weekend? Yes, it's back - but there is no…
Star-Birth Myth Shattered
[/caption] An international team of astronomers has debunked a long-held belief about how stars are formed. Since the 1950’s, astronomers…
Fog on Titan? Help Review Mike Brown’s Paper
[/caption] Titan is the only place in the solar system other than the earth that appears to have large quantities…
Bad Email Address for Universe Giveaway
Oops, I goofed the email address for the Universe DVD giveaway. It should be info@universetoday.com. So if your email was…
Researchers Say Sun Cycle Alters Earth’s Climate
[/caption] If the energy from the sun varies by only 0.1 percent during the 11-year solar cycle, could such a…
The Universe DVD Giveaway
In case you haven't heard, Season 4 of the History Channel's "The Universe" has begun. To help celebrate, they've generously…
LookUP to Find Astronomical Objects
[/caption] Have you heard about LookUP? Stuart Lowe from the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics created this web tool to…
How Close Was That Lightning to the Shuttle?
[/caption] If you're wondering why the first launch attempt for space shuttle Discovery was scrubbed early Tuesday morning, here's your…
Mars Reconnissance Orbiter Goes Into Safe Mode Again
[/caption] NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter put itself into a safe mode Wednesday morning, Aug. 26, for the fourth time this…
Charge of Electron
[/caption] The charge of the electron is equivalent to the magnitude of the elementary charge (e) but bearing a negative…