Volcanoes Helped Slow Ocean Warming Trend
The June 12, 1991 eruption column from Mount Pinatubo, Philippines. Image credit: Richard P. Hoblitt/USGS Click to enlarge Ocean temperatures…
Dig a Big Hole on Mars to Search for Life
One of the best places to look for life on Mars might be underneath its surface, in vast underground fields…
Titanic Complexity
This Cassini view of Saturn's moon Titan shows its hazy atmosphere. The photo was taken by combining red, blue, and…
Ancient Impact Might Have Created the “Man In The Moon”
Scientists from Ohio State University think they know what created the famous "Man on the Moon" feature. They think that…
Integral Uses the Earth to Search for Cosmic Radiation
ESA scientists are observing Earth from space using the Integral gamma ray observatory to find out how the continuous, high…
What’s Up This Week – February 13 – February 19, 2006
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! The Full Snow Moon holds court as the week begins, making it a great time to spot…
Astrophoto: M-82 by Russell Croman
Hollywood has a long love affair with battles involving huge ships at close quarters both on the sea and in…
Podcast: There Goes New Horizons
Take a look through any book on our Solar System, and you'll see beautiful photographs of every planet - except…
The Moon has Alps Too
If the Winter Olympics were held on the Moon, the best spot would be on the Lunar Alps. This is…
Channels and Pits on Mars
This photograph shows the amazing pits and ?grabens? in the Phlegethon Catena region of Mars. These are regions of terrain…