What’s Up This Week – Jan 31 – Feb 6, 2005
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! As the month ends and a new week begins, it's time chase down the "Magnificent Machholz" again…
Mars Glows at Night
The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft has discovered that Mars' atmosphere glows during the night. The discovery was made…
A Pristine View of the Universe… from the Moon
The Hubble Space Telescope has unquestionably shown the benefits of a space-based observatory, but having a telescope far from Earth…
Pluto and Charon Could Have Formed Together
Many scientists feel that there's compelling evidence that the Moon formed when a Mars-sized planet smashed into the Earth, throwing…
Keep an Eye on the Weather in Space
If you're going to head into space, make sure you check the weather forecast - the space weather forecast. Just…
Biggest Stars Make the Biggest Magnets
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have found evidence that the big stars become extremely powerful magnets when they…
Dr. Seth Shostak Answers Your Questions About SETI
You're really interested in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. We put out the call, and received dozens of questions for…
Moss Grows in a Spiral… in Space
An experiment recovered from the wreckage of the space shuttle Columbia has given researchers valuable insights into how plants behave…
New Spacecraft Will Map the Edge of Our Solar System
NASA has chosen to fund a new spacecraft, called the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX), to study the edge of the…
Dark Matter Halos Were the First Objects
The nature of dark matter is one of the mysteries currently puzzling astronomers. A new study published in the journal…