Hubble’s Detailed Look at Stellar Jets
Astronomers from Rice University have created an amazing movie of jets of plasma blasting out of a newborn star. This…
Zeiss Optics in Hubble’s Successor
Germany's Carl Zeiss Optronics has signed a contract to supply the optical system for two instruments to be installed on…
Detailed Cloud Features on Saturn
This image of Saturn shows the giant planet's southwest edge, and a hint of thread-like cloud features. The edge of…
Galaxies Colliding All Around Us
The history of our nearby Universe has been dominated by galactic collisions. More than half of the nearby galaxies have…
Hilly Terrain on Titan
This perspective view shows the hilly terrain on Saturn's moon Titan. The image has been colour coded to show the…
Dione and Enceladus
This Cassini photo shows two of Saturn's moons, Dione and Enceladus floating just beneath the ringplane. Smaller Enceladus is on…
Opportunity Nears its Second Martian Year
On December 11, NASA's Opportunity rover will join its partner Spirit to celebrate a full Martian year on the Red…
Book Review: Space Systems Failures
Get a flat while riding a bike and you fix it, though you may never see the tack on the…
What’s Up This Week – December 5 – December 11, 2005
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! The Moon is back and tonight it will dance with Venus. Selene and the bright planets will…
New View of Space Weather Cold Fronts
Scientists from NASA and the National Science Foundation have created a new way to view the Earth's atmosphere during space…