Giant Jet Streams

19 years ago

Jupiter. Image credit: NASA/JPL Click to enlarge Turbulence driven by sunlight and thunderstorm activity may explain the multiple east-west jet…

The Risk of a Comet Strike is Low

19 years ago

Although astronomers have discovered plenty of comets, they've always thought it was just a fraction (less than 3%) of the…

Hubble’s View of the Boomerang Nebula

19 years ago

The Hubble Space Telescope used its Advanced Camera for Surveys to capture this beautiful photograph of the Boomerang Nebula. This…

Solar Storms Can Shift Dangerous Areas in Space

19 years ago

Down here on Earth we're protected by our planet's magnetic field from harmful radiation, but out in space, it gets…

Progress 19 Brings Spare Parts to the Station

19 years ago

An unpiloted Progress cargo ship docked to the Zvezda module of the International Space Station on Saturday, delivering supplies to…

Podcast: The Fate of the Universe

19 years ago

How will the Universe end? Right now cosmologists have two equally distressing scenarios mapped out for the long term fate…

What’s Up This Week – September 12 – September 18, 2005

19 years ago

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! This week is a sure sign of the Fall season as we welcome back the "Harvest Moon".…

Join the Bad Astronomy/Universe Today BOINC Team

19 years ago

What is your computer doing when you're not using it? If your answer is "nothing", then you need to put…

Book Review: Voyages to the Stars and Galaxies

19 years ago

September arrives and with it come all the sweet memories of anticipation, trepidation and expectation of new school years. These…

Audio: The Fate of the Universe

19 years ago

How will the Universe end? Right now cosmologists have two equally distressing scenarios mapped out for the long term fate…