Podcast: The Fate of the Universe
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
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
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
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
How will the Universe end? Right now cosmologists have two equally distressing scenarios mapped out for the long term fate…
Exotic Life Could Survive on Titan
Saturn's moon Titan has long held a special fascination to astrobiologists. Its thick atmosphere is largely composed of nitrogen and…
Planets Are Born Quickly
The time frame for the formation of new planets appears to be getting shorter than previously believed. Astronomers have discovered…
Most Distant Explosion Ever Seen
An Italian team of astronomers have found a gamma ray burst that blew up 12.7 billion light-years away - the…
Dusty Old Star Could Be Feeding From a Dead Planet
Astronomers have spotted a dusty disc around an old, dead star. This star is similar to what our own star…
Full Frame Rhea
The frame-filling view of Saturn's moon Rhea was taken by Cassini on August 1, 2005. Although in this image, Rhea…