What’s Up This Week – Apr 11 – Apr 17, 2005
It's back. Yes, the Moon will figure prominently in this week's night sky, but it will put on a grand…
New Method Could Detect Alien Space Stations
Since the beginning of astronomical observation, science has been viewing light on a curve. In a galaxy filled with thousands…
Two Massive Stars Orbiting One Another
Wolf Rayat stars are some of the most massive and dangerous stars in the Universe, living out the final days…
Details of Xanadu Region on Titan
On its recent Titan flyby, Cassini took a series of detailed images of the Eastern edge of the bright Xanadu…
Podcast: Sedna Loses Its Moon
Remember Sedna? It's that icy object uncovered last year in the outer reaches of the Solar System. When it was…
Universe Today Podcasts
I've been thinking of adding an audio component to Universe Today for several years now - I'm a huge fan…
Audio: Sedna Loses Its Moon
Remember Sedna? It's that icy object uncovered last year in the outer reaches of the Solar System. When it was…
Really Big Telescopes are Coming
If you think current telescopes are powerful, just you wait. A new class of observatories are in the works that…
Old Star Reignites its Flame
"Sakurai's Object" is a white dwarf star that surprised astronomers when if flared brightly in 1996. They originally thought it…
Cosmic Particle Accelerator at the Centre of the Milky Way
A vast looping structure 20 light-years across has been discovered near the heart of the Milky Way. The loop was…