One Full Year of “What’s Up This Week”
I'd just like to take a moment and congratulate Tammy Plotner on wrapping up a full year's worth of What's…
What’s Up This Week – October 17 – October 23, 2005
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! The time for Mars is now as even small telescopes can see a wealth of details. Mid-week…
Chinese Astronauts Return Safely to Earth
Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng landed safely in Mongolia on Sunday, after spending 5 days in orbit. Their…
Mid-Latitude Glaciers on Mars
New high-resolution images of Mars have revealed several glaciers in the planet's mid-latitudes, far away from its polar ice caps.…
Spiral Galaxy NGC 2403
The Japanese Subaru telescope took this high resolution image of spiral galaxy NGC 2403, located 10 million light years away.…
New Advances for Liquid-Fueled Rockets
Although NASA engineers are working on radical new kinds of propulsion, like ion engines, nuclear rockets, and even solar sails,…
Spitzer’s Stunning Portrait of Andromeda
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope took this amazing photograph of our neighbour galaxy, Andromeda. The image was made by stitching together…
Ariane Rocket Blasts Off with Two Satellites
An Ariane 5GS rocket lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana today. On board were two satellites: a Syracuse…
Annular Eclipse by Martin Whipp
Here's a complilation photo of last week's annular eclipse taken by Martin Whipp. The series of images were taken using…
Stars Form Near the Heart of the Milky Way
NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory has released detailed new photographs of the region surrounding the supermassive black hole at the centre…