Perseus Spiral Arm is Closer Than Previously Thought
Like all spiral galaxies, our own Milky Way has magnificent spiral arms. We're just inside the galaxy, so we don't…
Prometheus and Pandora
This photograph shows two of Saturn's ring shepherd moons surrounded by halos of icy particles: Prometheus (at left) and Pandora…
Black Hole Gulps Down a Neutron Star
An international team of astronomers have analyzed a recent short gamma-ray burst, and they think it's the last scream of…
Debris Disk Could Be Forming Rocky Planets
Astronomers have discovered a dusty disk around a young star that could be in the process of forming new planets.…
Year in Space 2006 Calendar Reminder
With Christmas approaching, I just wanted to give you a final reminder about the Year in Space 2006 calendar. This…
Podcast: Dark Matter Maps
What's the Universe made of? Don't worry if you don't have a clue, astronomers don't either. The Universe is dominated…
Astrophoto: Contrail Shadow by Rick Gatley
Rick Gatley took this picture of a contrail shadow from Texas. This picture was taken the cockpit of a BeechJet…
Astrophoto: M42 by Shahriar Davoodian
Shahriar Davoodian took this picture of M42 on 8th December, 2005 from Damavand, Iran. Shahriar used Meade 8" LX90 with…
Gaps in Saturn’s Rings
In this Cassini image, Saturn's rings cast dark shadows across the face of the giant planet. The three bright arcs…
Hayabusa’s Return Probably Delayed
JAXA engineers are working hard to recover their ailing Hayabusa spacecraft. The spacecraft has been out of contact since December…