Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Continues to Lower its Orbit
NASA's newest visitor to the Red Planet, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, is still in the process of shrinking its orbit,…
Airship Observatories Could Give the Best View
When it comes to astronomy, large telescopes rule. But if you can get your instrument into space, you bypass the…
What’s Up this Week – June 19-25, 2006
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Get ready to rock as the week opens with the another stream of the Ophiuchid meteor shower…
Crescent Moon Dione
This photograph shows Saturn's moon Dione as a thin crescent beneath the luminous F ring. The image shows the dark…
Construction Begins on Cosmic Ray Observatory
Construction has begun on a cosmic ray observatory in the Utah desert that should be 10 times more sensitive than…
Italian Astronaut Assigned to STS-120
ESA announced today that Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli will be joining the crew of STS-120, due to launch in summer…
Galaxy 16 HDTV Satellite Launched
A Zenit-3SL rocket blasted off from Sea Launch today, carrying PanAmSat's Galaxy 16 communications satellite. The rocket lifted off from…
Discovery will Launch July 1, Despite Objections
It's been a long hard road to bring the space shuttle fleet back to service after falling foam led to…
Virgin Galactic Updates on Plans For SpaceShipTwo
Scaled Composite's SpaceShipOne claimed the X-Prize when it reached an altitude of 100km for the second time in less than…
Gas Giants Gobbled Up Most of Their Moons
Even though our Solar System's gas giants vary widely in size and mass, they do have something in common. Each…