Ancient Ocean Released a Torrent of Methane
New research indicates that periods of global warming in the past triggered the release of vast quantities of methane stored…
Pounded Mimas
In this Cassini photograph, Saturn's moon Mimas reveals the battle scars it has taken over its long history in the…
What’s Up this Week: September 11 – September 17, 2006
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! As the Moon exits the early evening scene, we return to pick up some of the summer…
Atlantis Links Up with the Station
The Space Shuttle Atlantis caught up with the International Space Station this morning, linking up at 1048 GMT (6:48am EDT).…
Space Shuttle Atlantis Blasts Off
After 4 delays, the Space Shuttle Atlantis finally lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Saturday, September 9, beginning its 11-day…
Network of Small Telescopes Find a Big Planet
A network of amateur astronomers has discovered an extrasolar planet located 500 light years away. This incredible discovery was made…
Earth-Sized Planets are Probably Common
Of the many extrasolar planetary systems discovered so far, more than a third could contain Earth-like planets. This is according…
Finding All the Black Holes
Black holes might be invisible, but the superheated matter piling up around them shines brightly in the gamma ray spectrum.…
Atlantis Launch Delayed to Saturday
The delays to STS-115 - the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the space station - continue to mount. The latest…
Giant Planet or Failed Star?
The Hubble Space Telescope has helped astronomers uncover an object right at the dividing line between stars and planets. The…