Spitzer Sees the Aftermath of a Planetary Collision
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a dusty ring of material orbiting nearby Vega which was probably the result of…
Seeing Into the Heart of the Milky Way
The very heart of the Milky Way is obscured by a thick wall of dust that optical telescopes can't peer…
Iapetus Has a Seam
Scientists already considered Saturn's moon Iapetus unusual, because of its strange two-toned appearance; one hemisphere is dark, while the other…
Topography Mission Wraps Up With Australia
After four years of data crunching, NASA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency have completed a comprehensive topographical map of 80%…
New Shuttle Tank Arrives in Florida
NASA completed a major milestone this week as part of its work to get the space shuttle fleet flying again…
10 Things to Do in 2005
Happy New Year fellow sky watchers! The New Year gives everyone a chance to make plans, resolve themselves to new…
Map of Dark Matter Developed
Astronomers from Yale have used data from the Hubble Space Telescope to develop a map of dark matter clumped inside…
Robotic Hubble Servicing Contract Awarded
NASA has given a Canadian firm the green light to begin developing a robotic salvage mission that could repair and…
Swift Sees Bursts Right Away
NASA's Swift observatory is only in the initial testing period, and it's already finding massive gamma ray bursts. Scientists were…
Book Review: Mars: A Warmer Wetter Planet
At a traditional wedding, the bride, well hidden by a veil, gracefully walks up the aisle. At the appropriate moment,…