What’s Up This Week – September 26 – October 2, 2005
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Ah, yes. Dark skies are ours again and we'll begin the week with the magnificent M2. There…
Astrophoto: Dumbell Nebula (M27) by Shahriar Davoodian
Shahriar Davoodian took this cool picture of the Dumbell Nebula (M27) from Damavand, Iran. He used a Canon EOS 300D…
Report from Toronto’s Lunar Conference
That which was old is new again. The Moon, once thought a 'fait accompli', is now firmly back in the…
ESA Picks an Asteroid to Move
Instead of waiting for asteroids to slam into the Earth, the European Space Agency is working on a mission that…
Delta Launches New GPS Satellite
A Boeing Delta II rocket successfully launched the first of a new class of modernized Block IIR global positioning system…
Book Review: The Dancing Universe
Researchers answer their true calling by flinging themself headlong into discovering and perhaps add a little more to humanity's collective…
Astrophoto: Minotaur Launch Trail by Joe Cahak
Joe Cahak captured this beautiful photograph of light from the setting Sun glinting off the launch trail left by yesterday's…
Satellite Picture of Hurricane Rita
The European Space Agency's Envisat satellite took this photo of Hurricane Rita on September 22, 2005 as it was passing…
Many Galaxies Found in the Early Universe
By looking at the most distant Universe, astronomers are hoping to learn what kinds of galaxies formed first, leading through…
Chandra View of Tycho’s Remnant
In 1572, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe observed and studied an exploding star that would later be named after him. NASA's…