What’s Up This Week – Dec 13 – Dec 19, 2004
Greetings fellow SkyWatchers! This week starts off on an exciting note as one of the most prolific and predictable meteor…
Work Begins on Magellan Giant Telescope
When it's complete, the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) will be the world's largest observatory, with a primary mirror 25.4 metres…
Dark Side of the Rings
Cassini took this image of Saturn's rings on October 27 as it swung past the dark side of the planet…
NASA Administrator Set to Resign
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe is set to resign this week from the agency, after heading it up for three years.…
Book Review: The Living Universe
Some people sit in the tub, yell "Eureka", and come up with a brand new view of matter. Others can…
The Winter Solstice Approaches
As the year winds down, observers in the Northern Hemisphere may notice the days growing steadily shorter; while observers in…
Planetary Systems Seen Forming
Both Hubble and the Spitzer Space Telescope have provided astronomers with a view of planetary systems forming around other stars…
Tarantula Nebula in Detail
Astronomers working with the European Southern Observatory took a series of images of the Tarantula Nebula (aka 30 Doradus), which…
Streaks Across Dione
Cassini took this beautiful picture of Dione, one of Saturn's larger moons, which has strange wispy streaks across its surface.…
People, Not Robots, Should Upgrade Hubble
A study by the National Academy of Sciences is suggesting that astronauts should be the ones to upgrade the aging…