Interview with Michiel Min
IRAS ? The Infrared Astronomical Satellite ? was launched in 1983 and was the first spacecraft to map the entire…
Youngest Galaxy Found
The Hubble Space Telescope has helped astronomers discover the youngest known galaxy in the Universe. This baby galaxy, located 45…
Supernova in a Distant Galaxy NGC 6118
Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory took this image of galaxy NGC 6118, located 80 million light-years away.…
Reminder: Year in Space 2005 Desk Calendar
With the holidays rapidly approaching, I just wanted to give you another reminder about the 2005 "Year in Space" desk…
What’s Up This Week – Nov 29 – Dec 5, 2004
Welcome back, SkyWatchers! With the Moon out of the way during the early evening hours this week, we will take…
Why Eros Has So Few Craters
When the NEAR spacecraft approached the Asteroid Eros in 2000/2001, scientists found much less small impact craters than they were…
Astronauts Move Soyuz on Station
The crew of Expedition 10 completed maneuvers today to move their Soyuz spacecraft from one docking port of the International…
Portrait of Mimas in Saturn’s Rings
Cassini took this amazing full colour picture of Saturn's moon Mimas set against the giant planet's rings. The bright swath…
Future Robots May “Hop” Across Mars
NASA's Spirit Rover has just completed a long hard slog across difficult Martian terrain to reach the Columbia hills. The…
Ingredients are There to Make Rocky Planets
Protoplanetary discs surrounding new stars seem to have the building blocks for rocky planets right from the start, according to…