Oldest Planetary Disk Discovered
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have found a dusty disk around a star which is 25 million years…
Melt Through the Ice to Find Life
Scientists can tell us what our climate on Earth was like in past by examining ice cores taken from glaciers.…
Cyborg Astrobiologist Could Help Astronauts Find Life on Mars
When humans first step onto the surface of Mars in the coming decades, they'll be like kids in a candy…
Tethys Glides Past Saturn
NASA's Cassini spacecraft took this picture of Saturn with its moon Tethys in the foreground. Tethys is 1,071 (665 miles)…
Return to Flight Launch Pushed Back at Least a Week
Space Shuttle managers have announced that Discovery won't be lifting off until late next week, at the earliest. Engineers and…
Canada’s Humble Space Telescope
One of the more productive telescopes in space is the tiny Canadian MOST satellite (Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars). Developed…
What’s Up This Week – July 18 – July 24, 2005
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! We'll begin this week by watching the dance of Venus and viewing beautiful star system Omicron Cygni.…
Book Review: Reflections from Earth Orbit
Some children do grow up and become space travellers. Along the way a series of powerful experiences may act as…
Pandora and Prometheus
In this nearly side-view of Saturn's rings, it's possible to see the two ring shepherd moons: Pandora (right) and Prometheus…
Strange White Streak on Titan
During a recent flyby of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, NASA's Cassini spacecraft got a good look at the bright Xanadu…