Potential Global Warming “Fix” Will Damage the Ozone Layer
There are many possible "geo-engineering" solutions open to scientists in the aim to stave off global warming. One of the…
Trailer for the International Year of Astronomy 2009
Okay, now I'm getting excited. As I've mentioned in the past, and will bring up again and again, the UN…
What is Pluto Made Up Of
No longer a planet, Pluto is just a member of the Kuiper Belt; a collection of icy objects that extend…
Pluto Atmosphere
Yes, that's right, Pluto does have an atmosphere. Well, the Pluto atmosphere is not the ocean of air we have…
Moons of Pluto
When Pluto was first discovered back in 1930, astronomers thought it was just a single, solitary planet orbiting the Sun.…
Pictures of Pluto
Pluto is so small and distant that we just don't have any good pictures of it... yet. We get so…
Pluto
Take a look at the Solar System from above, and you can see that the planets make nice circular orbits…
Soyuz Hard Landing: The Facts
Now the dust has settled news sources appear to be coherently reporting the events that unfolded early Saturday morning. As…
Universe Today’s Guide to Space
The Solar System: Solar System GuideThe SunMercuryVenusEarth The Moon Near-Earth Objects (NEOs)MarsPhobos and DeimosThe Asteroid BeltCeresVestaJupiter Jupiter's MoonsGalilean Moons Saturn…
Nova Sagittarius 2008 UPDATE
Since the initial alert for the latest nova in Sagittarius, folks the world over have been anxious for darkness to…