Mars Express is Nearly There
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency's mission to Mars, Mars Express, is right on schedule to arrive at the…
New Dark Matter Detectors
Image credit: Fermilab Astronomers don't know what Dark Matter is, but they can see the effect of its gravity on…
Pleiades Could Be Three Objects Colliding Together
Image credit: NOAO The Pleiades star cluster has long been a favorite of astronomers, as it's clearly visible with the…
Nearby Star is Forming a Jupiter-Like Planet
Image credit: UA Astronomers from the University of Arizona have used a new technique called "nulling interferometry" to reveal the…
Spacedev Puts a Satellite Up for Sale on eBay
Image credit: SpaceDev Satellite manufacturer SpaceDev announced today that it has put a satellite up for sale on the Internet…
Gamma Ray Map of the Milky Way
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency's Integral gamma-ray observatory has produced a new map of the Milky Way in…
No Newsletter for a Couple of Days
I just wanted to warn you that I'm probably not going to be able to email out the newsletter for…
Big Dunes on Mars
Image credit: NASA/JPL Mars has the largest volcano, the deepest canyon, and it's got the biggest sand dunes. Several conditions…
Envisat Watches an Iceberg Break Up
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency's Envisat Earth observation satellite captured images of a gigantic iceberg as it broke…
Desert in Chile Could Help Explain Mars Environment
Image credit: NASA A team of scientists have traveled to one of the driest places on Earth to help understand…