Podcast: A Puzzling Difference
Imagine looking at red houses, and sometimes you see a crow fly past. But every time you look at a…
Astrophoto: NGC 6755 and 6756 by Bernhard Hubl
Stars arise at the heart of great interstellar clouds that have collapsed under their own weight. These free-floating clouds are…
Jupiter’s Great Red Spots
Astronomers from UC Berkeley used the massive W.M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii to capture this infrared image of Jupiter and…
Hubble View of a Supernova Remnant
This Hubble Space Telescope photograph contains a supernova remnant located in the Small Magellanic Cloud - it's bluish haze at…
Help Look for Space Dust
If you've got keen eyes, a computer connection, and a little spare time, you could help discover particles of interstellar…
Book Review: Astronomy: Eyewitness Companions
There's nothing like spending a warm summer's evening sitting in pitch black while letting your eyes soar to the vaults…
Syndication Service Offline for a While
For various reasons, I've decided to take my syndication feed offline while I think of a new solution. Hopefully this…
What’s Up this Week: July 31 – August 6, 2006
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you chasing Comet 177/P 2006 M3 (Barnard 2)? If so, I'd like to hear your comments…
Crashing Into the Moon… On Purpose
It might sound hard to believe, but dozens of spacecraft have crashed themselves onto the surface of the Moon. All…
Strange Difference Between Gamma Ray Bursts and Quasars
Look at a quasar and a gamma ray burst - two of the most luminous objects in the Universe -…