Earth Will Be Watching When Huygens Arrives
As the ESA's Huygens probe makes its descent into Titan's thick atmosphere in January, telescopes here on Earth will be…
Alaskan Martian Update, Eclipse Photos, and More
It's a bit of a slow news day today. I'm not sure why... some kind of election, or something. Anyway,…
Book Review: Space – A History of Space Exploration in Photographs
The start of the winter season brings many unpleasant memories, but putting on a favourite, well worn glove helps diminish…
Tithonium Chasma on Mars
This image is of a region of Mars called Tithonium Chasma, which is at the western end of the enormous…
Swift Prepares for Flight
In two weeks, NASA's Swift observatory will take to the skies atop a Delta II rocket to scan the Universe…
Beagle 2 Just Didn’t Have the Money to Succeed
A new report by the UK House of Commons science and technology select committee pins the blame for the loss…
Stromlo Opens Up Again After the Fire
Although Australia's Mt. Stromlo was devastated in January 2003 by wildfires, the first stage of reconstruction is complete, and the…
What’s Up This Week? Nov 1 – 7, 2004
Hello fellow stargazers and welcome to this week's edition of what's new and fun to do under the skies. For…
China Announces Upcoming Spaceflight Plans
China joined Russia and America in putting a human into space over a year ago, and they're getting ready to…
Why Time Might Flow in One Direction
Physicists have puzzled for more than a century about the nature of time. Why does it go in one direction?…