Dusty Universe is a Mystery
The early Universe was much dustier than astronomers were expecting, according to new data gathered by the Spitzer Space Telescope.…
Sun Could Have Traded With Another Star
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics believe it's possible that our own Sun could have stolen some material from…
Knots in Saturn’s Rings
Cassini took this image of the Encke Gap in Saturn's Rings. It's a small division 300 km (190 miles) wide…
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…