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,…
Fresh Crater on Rhea
Cassini took this image of Rhea, one of Saturn's moons, which shows the bright rays from a relatively fresh crater…
Magnetic Fields Could Shape Nebulae
Planetary nebulae are created when large stars shed material near the end of their lives. This material should expand in…
Giant Star Generates a Massive Amount of X-Rays
The Chandra X-Ray observatory took this image of an unusual star called Beta Ceti. It's only three times more massive…
Spirit Completes a Year on Mars
NASA's Spirit rover celebrated the completion of its first full year of operations on Mars yesterday, and began its second…
Close Up Images of Iapetus
Cassini made a relatively close flyby of Iapetus on December 31, 2004, and took photographs which show Saturn's third-largest moon…
Starbirth in NGC 6946
The powerful Gemini Observatory took this image of spiral galaxy NGC 6946, which is awash in star formation. This image…
What’s Up This Week – Jan 3 – Jan 9, 2005
Greetings, fellow sky watchers! I trust everyone's holidays were wonderful? It's time to start a New Year and what better…
Cassini’s Route Past Iapetus
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make its closest approach to Saturn's moon Iapetus on New Year's Eve, passing only 123,400 km…