Binary Star Baby Picture
Newborn stars hide in a shroud of dust and gas, so they're difficult to photograph. Astronomers have used the infrared…
Halo of Blue Stars Around a Black Hole
Astronomers have known about a strange blue light coming from the heart of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) for many years,…
Oldest Meteorites Hint at Early Solar System
Of all the meteorites found around the world, on 45 formed before our Solar System. They provide a unique insight…
Wide Image of the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies
Astronomers from Case Western Reserve University have created the deepest, wide-view image of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, which shows…
Methane Release Raised Earth Temperatures 180 Million Years Ago
Researchers from Open University have uncovered that the Earth suffered a sudden, severe period of global warming approximately 180 million…
Ghostly Spokes in the Rings
Scientists celebrated this week after finally seeing ghostly spokes in Saturn's rings. These spokes were first discovered by NASA's Voyager…
Shoreline Found on Titan
Cassini has taken images of what seems to be an ancient shoreline cutting across Titan's southern hemisphere. The shoreline runs…
Book Review: The Rocket Company
Some people dream in black and white while others dream in techni-colour. Daydreamers wander the realm of possibilities just as…
What’s Up This Week – September 19 – September 25, 2005
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Let's begin the week early in the morning by watching Saturn dancing near the "Beehive", move into…
New Details About Return to the Moon
NASA has unveiled more details about its upcoming series of missions to return humans to the Moon as early as…