Astrophoto: The Goldilocks Variable in the Dumbbell Nebula by Stefan Heutz
We are very fortunate, and perhaps lucky, to inhabit a planet near a star whose behavior has been relatively monotonous…
Epimetheus in Saturn’s Glare
Look at this photograph very carefully. Just below Saturn's rings, to the left of the bright side of the planet…
Spirit Finds Meteorites?
NASA's Spirit rover took this photograph of the surrounding hilly terrain, as well as several rocks. The two light-coloured, smooth…
Astronauts Take Out the Trash
The Italian Leonardo module was carried to the International Space Station filled with more than 3,175 kg (7,000 pounds) of…
Detailed Look at Europe’s ExoMars Rover
Spirit and Opportunity have the Red Planet all to themselves for now, but ESA is planning to send a rover…
Second Spacewalk Wraps Up
Mission specialists Piers Sellers and Mike Fossum spent the day outside the International Space Station today, completing the second spacewalk…
Spray of Ice from Enceladus
This Cassini photograph shows Saturn's moon Enceladus spraying water ice from its southern pole. And if you look carefully, you…
MetOp Prepares for Launch
In about a week, ESA's MetOp-A satellite will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. If all goes well,…
What’s Up this Week: July 10 – July 16, 2006
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! The Moon starts off the week, but be sure to watch for aurora activity despite its bright…
Young Neutron Star Won’t Act its Age
This image, taken by ESA's XMM-Newton observatory, shows the heart of supernova remnant RCW103. This is all that remains of…