Astronomy
GLAST Blasts Off
A powerful new space observatory called GLAST launched successfully today, and will provide a huge leap in our capabilities to…
Phoenix Sprinkles Successfully
Successful Sprinkle The Phoenix Mars Lander used its Robotic Arm during the mission's 15th Martian sol to test the "sprinkling"…
New Details on Venus’ Clouds from Venus Express
Mysterious clouds blanket Venus, obscuring our sister planet from view. These clouds billow up between 45 and 70 km above…
Arecibo Joins Forces with Global Antennae to Simulate 6,800 Mile Telescope
The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has joined forces with telescopes located in North America, South America, Europe and Africa…
Double Spaceship Sighting Alert
Looking for the International Space Station flying overhead is one of my favorite space-related pastimes. But for a couple of…
SkyWatcher Alert: Moon, Mars, Saturn and More…
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! As the summer heats up for the northern hemisphere and the winter cools down the southern, we're…
Mars Tilt
Of all the features of Mars, its axial tilt is most similar to Earth. Mars' tilt is 25 degrees, just…
Mars Dust Storms
Mars dust storms are much different than the dust devils that many people have seen in images sent back from…
Mars Rotation
Mars rotation is 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35 seconds if you are interested in the solar day or 24…
Mars Mass
Mars mass is 6.4169 x 1023 kg. That is slightly more than 10% of the Earth's mass. Mars is a…