Astronomy
What is the Gravity on Venus?
Venus is the virtual twin of Earth in many ways. Similar size, mass and density. But what is the gravity…
Scientific Data Recovered from a Hard Drive that Crashed With Columbia
It would be amazing to think that anything could have survived the fiery destruction of the space shuttle Columbia, which…
Revealing The Undiscovered – Van Den Bergh 149/50 and Lynds Dark Nebula 1235 by Tom Davis
Over the past few weeks we've taken a look at some pretty incredible regions of space through astrophotography - Wolf…
ISS Astronaut on Colbert Report
The Colbert Report has gone galactic! ISS astronaut Garrett Reisman joked with Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central last night. It's…
That’s WMAP, Seen from Earth
Okay, now astronomers are just showing off. See the three little multicolored dots in the upper right of this image?…
Hubble Image of the Colliding Antennae Galaxies (with Video)
It's time for another beautiful image from the Hubble Space Telescope. And this time, there's an added bonus... video. The…
The Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: May 9-11, 2008
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for a very incredible weekend? The action begins on Friday as we take you…
Popular Space Elevator Video Not “News,” says LiftPort Founder
An online video that's been circulating like wildfire on the internet recently is actually almost two years old, says Michael…
How Far is Mercury from Earth?
Although Galileo wasn't able to see the phases of Mercury (like the phases of Venus and the Moon) with his…
How Far is Venus from Earth?
The are varying numbers for the Venus distance from Earth. Each number depends on the relative position of each planet…