SOHO Celebrates 10 Years
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is celebrating its 10th anniversary of operations on December 2nd, 2005. Over the course…
Upcoming Solutions for Near Earth Objects
Telescopes from around the world are constantly scanning the skies searching for potential Earth-crossing asteroids. The majority if these objects…
Questions for Dr. Lawrence M. Krauss
Theoretical physicist Dr. Lawrence M. Krauss from Case Western University and author of Hiding in the Mirror: The Mysterious Allure…
Venus Express Photographs the Earth and Moon
Now on its way to our nearest planetary neighbour, Venus Express tested its VIRTIS optics system by taking pictures of…
AMBER Instrument Combines Three Telescopes
The newly installed AMBER instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer combines the light from two or three 8.2 metre…
Death Star Mimas and Its Giant Crater Herschel
In this Cassini image of Mimas perched in front of Saturn's moons, you can clearly see its giant crater Herschel.…
Carthage Linea on Dione
This photograph of a fractured and crater-scarred Dione was taken by Cassini on October 11, 2005, when the spacecraft was…
Mars and Pleiades by Bob Christmas
Bob Christmas took this picture of Mars and the Pleiades on October 3, 2005 from Ontario, Canada. Bob used a…
Orion by Thomas Davis
Thomas Davis took this picture of the M78 Orion on the 12th of December, 2004 from Inkom, ID. Thomas used…
Astrophoto: Dumbbell Nebula by R Jay GaBany
Amateur astrophotographer R Jay GaBany took this picture of the Dumbbell Nebula Nova that was discovered on the 17th -…