IBEX Mission Will View the Final Frontier of the Solar System
[/caption] Space is far from empty. The Solar System can be viewed as a "bubble" of solar matter - filled…
Mars’ Sticky Soil Strikes Again
[/caption] NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander scraped up some icy soil with its robotic arm and scoop and then attempted to…
If Life Exists on Venus, Could it be Blown to Earth?
[/caption] We've heard about the possibility of extraterrestrial life arriving on Earth from another planet, asteroid or comet, but the…
Astronomers Discover a Supernova/Gamma Ray Burst Hybrid
[/caption] Just when we thought we were beginning to understand what supernovae and gamma ray bursts were all about. Astronomers…
Carnival of Space #64
This week, the Carnival of Space returns to the Music of the Spheres. This is the edition that helps you…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: July 25-27, 2008
[/caption]Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Now that the Moon is gone from the early evening skies and I'm back from that soul…
Apollo Astronaut Mitchell Says Aliens Have Visited Earth
[/caption] This story has been spreading like wildfire across the internet, as well as other news sources, which is not…
Bridge Across Space: “Keenan’s System” by Martin Winder and Dietmar Hager
[/caption] Take a very close look at this image of NGC 5216 and companion galaxy NGC 5218 and you'll see…
Solar System Games
[/caption] Solar System Simulator - It's not really a game, but the Solar System simulator from NASA is one of…
Largest in the Solar System
[/caption] The Solar System holds some big records. Want to know which are the largest in the Solar System? Largest…