Astronomy
New Technique Allows Astronomers to Discover Exoplanets in Old Hubble Images
[/caption] The Hubble Space Telescope has recently provided us with some astonishing images of exoplanets orbiting distant stars. This is…
Ancient Pulsar Still Pulsing
[/caption] It may be old, but it ain't dead. The Chandra X-Ray Observatory has found the oldest isolated pulsar ever…
Titan Dunes Turn Climate Models Upside Down
Scientists have mapped vast dune fields on Titan that may align with the wind on Saturn’s biggest moon -- flowing…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: February 27 – March 1, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for the weekend? Then let's tackle both fun and serious studies as we take…
Intergalactic Dust Could Be Messing Up Observations, Calculations
[/caption] "Just like household dust, cosmic dust can be a nuisance," said astronomer Ryan Scranton of the University of California,…
New Issue of Space Lifestyle Magazine Now Available
Have you heard about Space Lifestyle Magazine? It's a digital magazine, with a full color layout just like a print…
Jupiter, Saturn Plowed Through Asteroids, Study Says
[/caption] When Mars and Jupiter migrated to their present orbits around 4 billion years ago, they left scars in…
Penetrating New View Into The Helix Nebula
[/caption] ESO's La Silla Observatory has snapped a new image of the famous Helix planetary nebula, revealing a rich --…
Arizona Scientist: We Could All Be Martians
[/caption] As long as we’re still pondering human origins, we may as well entertain the idea that our ancestor microbes…
Tunnel Vision – Step Into the “Ring”…
[/caption] Who doesn't recognize this awesome image of Messier Object 57 which was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope? The…