Transit Method Turns Up Planets
Of the 130 extrasolar planets discovered to date, most have been found using the radial velocity method, where a planet…
No, Mars Won’t Look as Big as the Moon
There's a new rumour going around the Internet. Maybe an excited friend has sent an email about a once in…
Shuttle Exhaust Can Make Clouds in Antarctica
A new study by NASA and the Naval Research Institute has found that exhaust from the space shuttle can create…
Astrophoto: Pluto by Charles Bell
Charles Bell demonstrates that amateur astronomers can photograph Pluto with their backyard telescopes. Charles used a 12" Meade 200LX-GPS with…
Microquasar Puzzles Astronomers
An international team of astronomers have discovered a strange source of high energy gamma rays. The object is called LS5039,…
Seas are Rising Faster than Ever
NASA has taken detailed measurements of global sea levels, and confirmed that they're rising. Not only that, the rate is…
STS-114 Countdown Begins July 10
With the safety concerns resolved, NASA has announced that they will begin the official countdown for STS-114; the space shuttle…
Extremely Large Telescope Takes the Next Step
Bigger is better. When you're making a telescope, you want to construct the biggest mirror you can. The European consortium…
Gemini Sees Rocky Material on Tempel 1
As Deep Impact's impactor probe smashed into Comet Tempel 1 this week, every available observatory, on land and in space…
Layers of Minerals Tell the History of Mars
From space and even on the surface, Mars just looks dry, reddish and rocky as far as the camera can…