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Amateur Astronomers Spy on Air Force’s Secret Mini Space Plane
[/caption] The US Air Force's unmanned mini space shuttle has been located and tracked in orbit by a contingent of…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – May 21-23, 2010
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers... Are you enjoying the typical "change of seasons" weather in your area? If skies should clear for…
Weekend SkyWatcher Forecast: May 14-16, 2010
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It is just amazing how much the night sky can change when you're out of commission for…
Unmanned Robo-Plane Makes First Science Observations
The Global Hawk is a robotic plane that can fly autonomously to study Earth's atmosphere, and can get to the…
Mother of Pearl Colored Clouds form above Kennedy after Discovery Blast Off
[/caption] (Editor's Note: Ken Kremer is at the Kennedy Space Center for Universe Today covering the flight of Discovery) Beautiful…
Double Spaceship Sighting Alert!
Since this perhaps the fourth-to-the-last space shuttle flight, right now is a great opportunity to see the marvelous sights of…
Planet Dance…
Have you been watching the conjunction of Venus and Mercury? Right now the inner planets are putting on quite a…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: April 2-4, 2010
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Have you been out enjoying the Sun? You better be, because the Sun has been enjoying you…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: March 26 – 28, 2010
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready to commit a little lunacy? Then don't forget to turn off your lights to…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: March 19-21, 2010
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! As one hemisphere warms, another cools... and so our passion for astronomy can sometimes wax and wane.…