New Sky Survey To Catch Exploding Stars In The Act
[/caption] An innovative new sky survey called the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) will use a 48-inch telescope together with the…
Citizen Science: Help Solve the Mystery of Epsilon Aurigae
[/caption] Epsilon Aurigae is a mystery. This variable star changes in brightness over time, and is thought to be an…
LRO/LCROSS Gives Up Launch Date for STS-127
It's a crowded dance floor and someone had to step aside. Because of Saturday's launch delay for STS-127, the shuttle…
Tiny, Deep-Frozen Greenland Bacterium May Hold Extra-Terrestrial Clues
[/caption] Researchers have breathed new life into a bacterium trapped deep under glacial ice in Greenland -- for over 120,000…
Nancy Sings the Praises of the Mars Global Surveyor
[/caption] Sure, I love the Mars Global Surveyor, who doesn't? But Universe Today minstrel Nancy Atkinson has put her heartfelt…
What Happens During a Last Second Shuttle Launch Abort
Holy Moly! Not to wish anything like this for Saturday's launch, but I came across this video of the STS-68…
Company’s Coming! And They’re Bringing the Front Porch
[/caption] UPDATE: 6/13 Endeavour's launch has been postponed because of a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside…
Summer Fun – The Celestron Optics Kit
For anyone who does astronomy outreach work, is interested in practicing binocular astronomy or is just looking for a great…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – June 12-14, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for a great weekend? Then it's time to do some challenging studies as we…
Kid’s Astronomy – The Cup and the Raven…
With the Moon now gone from the early evening sky and the lightning bugs beginning to twinkle in the summer…