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…
New Theory on Meteor Crater
Scientists are in agreement that a rock from space smashed into the ground in Arizona 50,000 years ago, carving out…
Hubble Helps Discover How Massive Stars Can Get
New observations from the Hubble Space Telescope are helping astronomers fine tune their models of star formation, including an estimate…
Galaxies in the Early Universe Came in Every Flavour
It appears that galaxies in the early Universe didn't evolve at similar speeds or in the same ways. Almost right…
Titan is Similar to Earth in Many Ways
Cassini has made a few passes of Titan now, and the European Space Agency's Huygens probe has landed on its…