Minerals Stop Transfering Heat at the Earth’s Core
Magnesiowustite crystals lose the ability of infrared transmission when squashed. Image credit: JHU/NASA. Click to enlarge Researchers from the Carnegie…
What’s Up This Week – May 29 – June 4, 2006
M83: "The Southern Pinwheel". Image credit: Bill Schoening/NOAO/AURA/NSF. Click to enlarge. Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Let's hope clear skies have returned…
Online Global Map of Forest Fires
Global map of forest fires. Image credit: ESA. Click to enlarge ESA satellites have been keeping track of global forest…
SOHO Mission Extended Through 2009
Artist illustration of SOHO and the Sun. Image credit: ESA. Click to enlarge NASA and ESA's long-running Solar and Heliospheric…
Infrared Sensor Could Be Useful on Earth Too
Infrared image of a NASA researcher. Image credit: NASA. Click to enlarge The development of infrared detectors has been a…
Janus and Saturn
Janus in front of Saturn. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI. Click to enlarge Tiny Janus - only 181 km (113 miles) across…
Discovery Prepares for Launch
Discovery at the launch pad. Image credit: NASA. Click to enlarge After another long delay, NASA's space shuttle fleet is…
Prospecting the Moon and Mars for Supplies
Artist illustration of a robotic ice miner. Image credit: NASA/John Frassanito & Associates. Click to enlarge NASA's new vision for…
Hubble’s Best Gravitational Lens
Quintuple quasar gravitational lens. Image credit: Hubble. Click to enlarge The most powerful telescopes in the Universe are relatively nearby…
First Light from Japan’s AKARI
Reflection nebula IC4954. Image credit: ESA. Click to enlarge Japan's newly launched AKARI spacecraft took its first images on April…