Opportunity Nears Victoria Crater
After traveling for more than 930 days on the surface of Mars, NASA's Opportunity rover is nearly at the rim…
SMART-1 Ends in a Flash and Puff of Dust
When SMART-1 ended its mission by crashing into the Moon on Semptember 3, telescopes around the world were watching. A…
Prometheus Twists Saturn’s Rings
This photograph of Saturn's rings shows the effect of a moon's gravity. The leftmost ring is Saturn's F ring, which…
Fuel Cell Problem Delays Atlantis Launch
NASA postponed today's launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis after problems emerged during the activation of one its electricity-producing fuel…
Book Review: Deep Sky Objects
Seekers need to know everything about their quarries. Their appearance, lifestyle and mannerisms all provide clues as to their whereabouts.…
New Horizons’ Telescope Sees First Light
Although New Horizons is still more than 9 years away from reaching Pluto, it's ready to do some science along…
Hubble Sees a Rare Transit on Uranus
The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a very rare event: the transit of its moon Ariel across the surface of…
Spitzer’s View of the Large Magellanic Cloud
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope recently captured this image of the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of a handful of dwarf galaxies…
What’s Up this Week: September 4 – September 10, 2006
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's big. It's bright. It's the Moon and the impact of SMART 1! I hope some lucky…
SMART-1 Smashed into the Moon
ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft ended its productive mission on September 3, 2006 when it crashed into the lunar soil in the…