Help Out Gulf Coast Astronomers
Aaron Price from Slacker Astronomy has set up a new fund to help the hurricane ravaged observatories and astronomical societies…
Astrophoto: IC405 by Tom Davis
Tom Davis delivers another amazing photograph from his backyard observatory in Idaho of the Flaming Star nebula - IC405. The…
Book Review: Heavenly Intrigue
Great scientists don't necessarily make for great people. One reportedly never took a bath in his long life. Many were…
New Details About Space Shuttle Successor
A Northrop Grumman/Boeing team has unveiled new details about the successor to the space shuttle: the Crew Exploration Vehicle. This…
Second Chinese Shenzhou Launches
China continued on its ambitious plans for human space exploration this morning with the launch of its second manned spacecraft…
Astrophoto: Orion Nebula by John Bunyan
John Bunyan took this picture of the Orion Nebula at the California Star Party using an Orion Atlas GoTo mount…
What’s Up This Week – October 10 – October 16, 2005
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! While the Moon will figure strongly in this week's observations, that won't stop us from locating Neptune,…
Cryosat Launch Fails
ESA officials have confirmed that the Cryosat mission smashed into the Arctic ocean minutes after launch on Saturday. It was…
Gravity Probe B Wraps Up Observations
After 17 months of productive data collection, NASA's Gravity Probe B satellite has gathered all the data it needs to…
Early Earth Had Toxic Oceans
Researchers from NASA have confirmed that it would have been impossible for advanced life forms, like fish or mammals, to…