Book Review: Rocket Science
Rockets look pretty impressive. Huge plumes of smoke and flame billow out of their base, while much further up, their…
ESA and Russia Get Closer
Jean-Jacques Dordain, the Director General of the European Space Agency and Anatoly Perminov, the Head of the Russian Federal Space…
Giant Iceberg on Collision Course
B-15A is a giant iceberg off the coast of Antarctica, and it's now on a collision course with a floating…
How Far Can You See?
Any idea how deep the eye could go if there was no atmosphere to scatter starlight? Ever wonder what optical…
Red Dwarfs Destroy Their Dusty Disks
Red dwarfs are smaller and cooler than our own Sun, but they account for 70% of the stars in our…
Huygens Landed in Mud
Scientists at the European Space Agency now believe that Huygens landed with a splat when it reached the surface of…
What’s Up This Week – Jan 17 – Jan 23, 2005
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Is it back? Yes. But this time it's Antares and Mars! The Moon will be out in…
Wallpaper: Barred Spiral NGC 1300
Here's a beautiful 1280x1024 desktop wallpaper of barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. This image…
How Do Large Galaxies Form?
Most large galaxies have the familiar spiral shaped disc surrounding a central bulge. But when and how do these galaxies…
Welcome to Titan
What an incredible day yesterday: the first pictures from the surface of Titan! Now, if you're feeling a little short…