Deep Impact Prepared for Launch
Engineers are making the final preparations for the launch of NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft, due to lift off from Cape…
Rovers Find Another Indication of Martian Water
NASA's Spirit Mars rover has found even more evidence that there was liquid water in the Red Planet's past. Scientists…
Cassini Flies Past Mysterious Titan Again
NASA's Cassini spacecraft swept past Titan for the second time yesterday, this time on a more direct course, and passed…
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…