What is Saturn Made Of?
The rings around Saturn have captured the imagination of humans for hundreds of years. A natural offshoot of that observation…
What are Saturn’s Rings Made Of?
Saturn is sometimes called the ''Jewel of the Solar System'' because its ring system looks like a crown. The rings…
Cassini Primary Mission Complete; Ready to Tackle New Assignments
Saturn’s gorgeous rings. Geysers on Enceladus. Methane lakes on Titan. These are just a few of the images that stand…
The Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: June 27-29, 2008
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's that time again and darker skies are in our favor for this weekend. Are you working…
SOHO the Comet-Finder — And You Can Help
On June 25th, the ESA/NASA SOHO spacecraft discovered its 1,500th comet, making it more successful than all other comet discoverers…
Launch Pad Repairs to Begin; Hubble Repair Mission Should Go As Scheduled
Work will begin on Friday to repair damaged sections of Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39A that was damaged during…
Phoenix: Mars Soil Can Support Life
Another groundbreaking discovery from Mars: Phoenix has analysed martian regolith containing minerals more commonly found in soil here on Earth,…
Carnival of Space #60
[/caption] This week the Carnival of Space moves to Slacker Astronomy. Click here to read the Carnival of Space #60…
LCROSS Passes Pre-Flight Tests Before Kamikaze Mission to Find Water on Moon
The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) is a very exciting mission for lunar exploration. Since the discovery of…
Dark Matter is Denser in the Solar System
Dark matter was theorized to exist relatively recently, and we've come a long way in understanding what makes up a…