Dark Energy in our Galactic Neighbourhood
Astronomers have known since 1998 that a mysterious force seems to be accelerating the expansion of the Universe. An international…
Enceladus has an Atmosphere
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has made a surprising discovery about Saturn's moon Enceladus: it has an atmosphere of water vapour. Cassini…
Robot Finds Life in the Desert
A hardy robot from Carnegie Mellon has found life in Chile's Atacama desert; one of the driest and most lifeless…
Helium-Richest Stars Found
European astronomers have found a group of stars in the Omega Centauri globular cluster which seem to be some of…
What’s Up This Week – Mar 14 – 20, 2005
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! While the Moon will figure prominently in this week's scheme, there will be many occultations to view…
Rover Sees a Dust Devil on Mars
NASA's Spirit rover has been fortunate enough this week to spot a tiny dust devil scurrying across the surface of…
Dr. Mike Griffin Chosen to Lead NASA
The US White House has announced the Dr. Mike Griffin will pick up the reins at NASA, filling the vacancy…
Atlas V Lofts Satellite for Inmarsat
A powerful Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canavaral on Friday, carrying its heaviest cargo to date: the 5,959…
Probing the Large Scale Structure of the Universe
Thanks to data collected by NASA's WMAP probe in 2001 and 2002, plus the hard work of astrophysicists, we now…
Astrophoto: Moon and Jupiter by Bojan Stajcar
Amateur photographer Bojan Stajcar took this picture of the lunar occulation of Jupiter on the 27th of February. This picture…