Astronomy
Crescent Moon intertwine with Pleiades: April 8, 2008
By: William Atkins
On the evening of Tuesday, April 8, 2008, skygazers will see the Moon move very close to The Seven Sisters, or also called the Pleiades. People of North America will have the best position for the viewing.
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By: William Atkins
On the evening of Tuesday, April 8, 2008, skygazers will see the Moon move very close to The Seven Sisters, or also called the Pleiades. People of North America will have the best position for the viewing.
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Gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B sets new space record
By: William Atkins
It’s amazing but if you happened to have been looking up in the night sky in the direction of the constellation Boötes at 2:12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (0612 UTC) on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, you could have seen with your naked eyes the brightest explosion of a star that ever occurred.
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By: William Atkins
It’s amazing but if you happened to have been looking up in the night sky in the direction of the constellation Boötes at 2:12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (0612 UTC) on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, you could have seen with your naked eyes the brightest explosion of a star that ever occurred.
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Abracadabra! Whoosh! The rings of Saturn disappear
By: William Atkins
Is a magician making Saturn's rings disappear? Actually, we are experiencing a “plane ring crossing.". The rings are appearing edge-on to Earthlings so they look to almost disappear. Such an event makes for a good time to view Saturn from your backyard telescope.
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By: William Atkins
Is a magician making Saturn's rings disappear? Actually, we are experiencing a “plane ring crossing.". The rings are appearing edge-on to Earthlings so they look to almost disappear. Such an event makes for a good time to view Saturn from your backyard telescope.
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NASA’s Hubble finds first organic molecule on exoplanet
By: William Atkins
NASA announced that U.S. and U.K. astronomers working with the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the first organic molecule (specifically, methane) in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet.
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By: William Atkins
NASA announced that U.S. and U.K. astronomers working with the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the first organic molecule (specifically, methane) in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet.
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Western Australia Govt pumps A$20m into star trek
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
A journey through the stars, via ground based radio astronomy? That’s the WA Govt’s plan, with a $20m package to boost their chances of winning the A$2 billion ‘Square Kilometre Array’.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
A journey through the stars, via ground based radio astronomy? That’s the WA Govt’s plan, with a $20m package to boost their chances of winning the A$2 billion ‘Square Kilometre Array’.
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Saturn shining brightly in Northern Hemisphere sky
By: William Atkins
On the night of February 23-24, 2008, the planet Saturn reached its opposition to the Sun, rising into the sky as the Sun sets below the horizon. The month of March is a good time to view the beautiful planet Saturn in its nightly journey across the starry sky.
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By: William Atkins
On the night of February 23-24, 2008, the planet Saturn reached its opposition to the Sun, rising into the sky as the Sun sets below the horizon. The month of March is a good time to view the beautiful planet Saturn in its nightly journey across the starry sky.
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Photographs: February 20, 2008 total lunar eclipse
By: William Atkins
The total lunar eclipse on February 20-21, 2008 seems to have been successful. I’ve collected photographs taken by backyard and professional astronomers. Enjoy!
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By: William Atkins
The total lunar eclipse on February 20-21, 2008 seems to have been successful. I’ve collected photographs taken by backyard and professional astronomers. Enjoy!
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Life-supporting Earth-like planets could be common
By: William Atkins
American astronomer Michael R. Meyer and his team of scientists studied over three hundred stars with Sun-like masses, and concluded that rocky planets like Earth could be orbiting about at least half of the Sun-like stars found in the Milky Way galaxy—and supporting intelligent and/or primitive life.
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By: William Atkins
American astronomer Michael R. Meyer and his team of scientists studied over three hundred stars with Sun-like masses, and concluded that rocky planets like Earth could be orbiting about at least half of the Sun-like stars found in the Milky Way galaxy—and supporting intelligent and/or primitive life.
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Venus, Jupiter, Moon: Come together early February 2008
By: William Atkins
During the last days of January and the first days of February the two brightest planets seen on Earth will appear close together in the dawn twilight of the southeast sky, and the waning crescent Moon will drop by, too.
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By: William Atkins
During the last days of January and the first days of February the two brightest planets seen on Earth will appear close together in the dawn twilight of the southeast sky, and the waning crescent Moon will drop by, too.
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Asteroid 2007 TU24 to pass near Earth on January 29-30
By: William Atkins
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By: William Atkins
Backyard astronomers will get a chance to see a close-approach of an asteroid to Earth on January 29-30, 2008.
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Comet Wild 2 looks like asteroid to NASA Stardust spacecraft
By: William Atkins
NASA’s Stardust mission to Comet Wild 2 back in 2004, in which samples were returned to Earth, are now being analyzed by astronomers. They are surprised because the comet looks more like an asteroid: calling it an asteroid-like comet.
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By: William Atkins
NASA’s Stardust mission to Comet Wild 2 back in 2004, in which samples were returned to Earth, are now being analyzed by astronomers. They are surprised because the comet looks more like an asteroid: calling it an asteroid-like comet.
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First Mercury flyby by MESSENGER shows past lava flows
By: William Atkins
Scientists with the NASA MESSENGER mission announced that the first image back from Mercury indicate the presence of solidified lava flows on the planet’s surface. Such discoveries are very important in unraveling its geological history.
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By: William Atkins
Scientists with the NASA MESSENGER mission announced that the first image back from Mercury indicate the presence of solidified lava flows on the planet’s surface. Such discoveries are very important in unraveling its geological history.
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Ulysses spacecraft known for its resourcefulness
By: William Atkins
With the Sun beginning a new solar cycle (No. 24), the Ulysses spacecraft just happens to be at the right spot, at the right time: the solar North Pole.
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By: William Atkins
With the Sun beginning a new solar cycle (No. 24), the Ulysses spacecraft just happens to be at the right spot, at the right time: the solar North Pole.
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Astronomers hit Einsteinian jackpot
By: William Atkins
An international team of scientists used the Hubble Space Telescope to find a never-before-seen double Einstein ring. The important discovery helps astronomers learn more about dark matter, dark energy, and curved space of the universe.
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By: William Atkins
An international team of scientists used the Hubble Space Telescope to find a never-before-seen double Einstein ring. The important discovery helps astronomers learn more about dark matter, dark energy, and curved space of the universe.
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Brace for impact: Collision between Smith’s Cloud and Milky Way
By: William Atkins
Smith’s Cloud, a gigantic cloud of hydrogen gas, is heading toward our Milky Way Galaxy at over 540,000 miles per hour (864,000 kilometers per hour)—or about 150 miles per second. And, a collision is about to happen ....
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By: William Atkins
Smith’s Cloud, a gigantic cloud of hydrogen gas, is heading toward our Milky Way Galaxy at over 540,000 miles per hour (864,000 kilometers per hour)—or about 150 miles per second. And, a collision is about to happen ....
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Hubble repair scheduled for August
By: Stephen Withers
Space Shuttle Atlantis has been scheduled for an August mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
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By: Stephen Withers
Space Shuttle Atlantis has been scheduled for an August mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Building blocks of life found around star HR 4796A
By: William Atkins
A new U.S. study has found complex organic molecules, tholins, in the dust cloud around the star HR 4796A. The important conclusion of these researchers is that this discovery provides good evidence that living organisms are common throughout planetary systems.
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By: William Atkins
A new U.S. study has found complex organic molecules, tholins, in the dust cloud around the star HR 4796A. The important conclusion of these researchers is that this discovery provides good evidence that living organisms are common throughout planetary systems.
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Update on asteroid hitting Mars: Now 1-in-28
By: William Atkins
The chance that asteroid 2007 WD5 will hit the planet Mars on January 30, 2008, has been slightly reduced from 1-in-25 (4%) to 1-in-28 (about 3.6%) based on observations at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory.
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By: William Atkins
The chance that asteroid 2007 WD5 will hit the planet Mars on January 30, 2008, has been slightly reduced from 1-in-25 (4%) to 1-in-28 (about 3.6%) based on observations at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory.
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