Astronomy
Intel to Protect Microchips from Cosmic Rays
As computers become more advanced, the microprocessors inside them shrink in size and use less electrical current. These new, energy…
Soyuz Launches With South Korea’s First Astronaut
South Korea’s first astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today and are on…
A Case of MOND Over Dark Matter
According to Newton's Second Law of Dynamics, objects on the farthest edges of galaxies should have lower velocities than objects…
SkyWatcher Alert: Pleiades Occultation on April 8
Sure. For those of us who hang around the night sky, we know the Pleiades and the Moon frequently venture…
Meteorites Make a Big Splash on Mars: New Images of Secondary Craters by HiRISE
They look like pockmarks caused by shrapnel from a huge explosion. Actually they are surface features on Mars as seen…
Did a Cooked Meteorite Seed Life on Earth?
Earth, four billion years ago, was a lifeless, hot and violent place. Not exactly a world where you'd expect life…
Supernova Precursor Discovered in Spiral Galaxy NGC 2397
It's a bit like trying to find a needle in a haystack when looking for a star in a galaxy.…
UK “Time Machine” Reveals The Formation Of Distant Galaxies
If you thought the Hubble Deep Field galaxy photo was the most incredible thing you've ever seen, wait until you…
What’s Up – The Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Right now is a splendid time of year for those who live in high northern latitudes to…
National Astronomical Meeting 2008 Coverage
You're going to see a flurry of astronomy news this week. That's because it's time for the UK's National Astronomical…