The Latest in Space Fashion from NASA
NASA unveiled a new design of spacesuits for the Constellation program today. Astronauts will be donning the new suits on…
Alien Mineral From Comet Dust Found in Earth’s Atmosphere
Astoundingly, about 40,000 tons of dust particles fall to Earth each year which originates from space "leftovers," mostly from disintegrating…
Where are the Sunspots? Are we in for a Quiet Solar Cycle?
So what's up with our Sun? Is it going through a depression? It seems as if our closest star is…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – June 13-16, 2008
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's big... It's bright... It's the Moon! The greatest night sky light polluter is back on the…
Comet Boattini Sails Towards the Sun
Serious comet chasers have been watching Comet C/2007 W1 (Boattini) for some time. For awhile, it exceeded its predicted brightness…
New Transistor Could Side-Step Space Radiation Problem
Space is a very dangerous place to be, whether you're a human or a transistor. Highly energetic particles may hit…
Where In The Universe Challenge #8
Its time for another "Where in the Universe" challenge. I'll admit, this one is a little unusual. And I'll also…
XMM-Newton Discovers Strange-Shaped Supernova Remnant
XMM-Newton has just released this beautiful image of a supernova remnant and its companion neutron star. To be more accurate,…
“Shake, Shake, Shake” Gets Soil into Phoenix TEGA
When Bill Boynton announced at a Phoenix lander team meeting earlier today that the troublesome, clumpy Martian soil now sits,…
IAU Throws Pluto a Bone: “Plutoid”
Almost two years after the International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly demoted Pluto from a "real" planet to the new…