New Class of Saturn Moonlets Discovered
Small moonlets resides within Saturn's rings. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI Click to enlarge A whole new class of mini-moons have been…
Space Station Captures Images of the Solar Eclipse
The moon shadow falls on Earth as seen from the ISS. Image credit: NASA Click to enlarge The Moon passed…
Cassini’s View of Jupiter’s South Pole
Jupiter as mapped by Cassini. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI Click to enlarge Cassini took many photographs of Jupiter on the way…
Libya Montes Valley on Mars
ESA's Mars Express took this photograph of Libya Montes, which is south of the large Isidis Planitia impact basin on…
Nearby Clouds of Gas are Stellar Nursaries in the Making
Astronomers from Boston University have carefully mapped the giant gas clouds in our region of the Milky Way, offering clues…
Dawn Returns from Cancellation
An artist's illustration of Dawn spacecraft. Image credit: NASA Click to enlarge Until last week, prospects for the Dawn mission…
What’s Up This Week – March 27 – April 2, 2006
Download our free "What's Up 2006" ebook, with entries like this for every day of the year. 110 Messier Objets.…
Book Review: Sky Watching
Walking a mile in another person's shoes will give you a great impression of their life and possibly a pair…
Astrophoto: The Veil Nebula Complex by Johannes Schedler
The Vela Nebula Complex by Johannes Schedler Floating like a vast, thin wreath on a sea filled with colorful, bright…
SpaceX Rocket Launch Fails
The maiden voyage of SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket started well, but then went sour moments after launch. Onboard cameras, broadcast…