2008-11-21 15:04:57
A bright fireball lit up the sky over parts of Canada and was probably a meteor which may have hit the ground in central Alberta. Reports from all over western Canada said the bright flashes occurred at 5:30 pm MST on Nov. 20. The bolide split the evening sky and fragmented during a ...

2008-11-21 13:36:26
These are tough economic times for almost everyone, including those of us interested in doing a little backyard astronomy. Even if you're a casual astronomer or have never done much observing, gazing at the stars might be just the remedy you need to take your mind off any financial woes. Brian Ventrudo, the ...

2008-11-21 13:21:17
NASA's Dawn spacecraft shut down its ion propulsion system yesterday as scheduled.

2008-11-21 13:21:17
A pair of orb-weaver spiders on the International Space Station succeeded in spinning webs in space after failing a day earlier.

2008-11-21 13:10:58
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for the weekend? It's Friiiiiday and it's time to make a date with the Queen as we gather up a few more studies in the great constellation of Cassiopeia. Since we've got some dark skies ahead of us, expect to be a little more "challenged" this ...

2008-11-21 12:53:57
Have the floodgates opened for imaging exoplanets?! A team of French astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope have discovered an object located very close to the star Beta Pictoris. This object lies only 8 times the Earth-Sun distance, and it's likely a giant planet that astronomers suspected was there from the peculiar shape of the ...

2008-11-21 12:32:34
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2008-11-21 11:32:15
The Dawn spacecraft's three ion engines have done their work for now, and mission engineers shut down the frugal but powerful ion propulsion system on Thursday as scheduled. The spacecraft is now gliding toward a Mars flyby/gravity assist in February 2009. "Dawn has completed the thrusting it needs to use Mars for a gravity assist ...

2008-11-21 11:21:32
Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest planets, draw closer together.

2008-11-21 10:43:27
You may be familiar with Betelgeuse, as it is the upper-left star in the constellation Orion, forming what would be his shoulder. But this is an image of Betelgeuse that you wouldn't see with your own eyes or even your own telescope. Images taken with the Akari infrared telescope show that as Betelgeuse travels through ...

2008-11-21 09:35:46
NASA and its international partners have assigned the International Space Station's crew members through 2010. The numbering sequence of expeditions was modified to reflect the start of six-person crews.

2008-11-21 09:21:16
NASA and its contracting team conducted the first full-scale ground test of the U.S. space agency's Moon-bound Constellation program.

2008-11-21 09:21:16
A recycling system that converts astronaut urine into drinking water has hit its first glitch.

2008-11-21 08:50:34
NASA ROSES-08 Amendment 31: New ROSES Due Date for Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development (ASTID)

2008-11-21 08:48:11
A team of French astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope have discovered an object located very close to the star Beta Pictoris, and which apparently lies inside its dis

2008-11-21 08:46:03
Scientists using ESA's Mars Express have produced the first crude map of aurorae on Mars. These displays of ultraviolet light appear to be located close to the residual magnetic fields generated by Mars's crustal rocks.

2008-11-21 08:39:42
Officials with The Conrad Foundation today announced there are only a few weeks left to register for the Pete Conrad "Spirit of Innovation" Awards.

2008-11-21 08:36:46
After completing a spacewalk Thursday Endeavour and International Space Station crew members will work today on getting ready for another spacewalk Saturday, transferring material between the station and the shuttle and other tasks.

2008-11-21 08:34:48
Shuttle launch; not a bad way to start

2008-11-21 08:33:59
MEPs adopted a resolution on European space policy: how to bring space down to earth, which stresses the importance of developing a space-related industrial policy as a means of ensuring Europe's political, technological and operational autonomy.

2008-11-21 08:32:36
MEPs adopted a resolution on European space policy: how to bring space down to earth, which stresses the importance of developing a space-related industrial policy as a means of ensuring Europe's political, technological and operational autonomy.

2008-11-21 07:55:52
NASA, USAID and their international partners cut the ribbon Friday in Nairobi, Kenya, for SERVIR-Africa. The SERVIR-Africa system integrates the satellite resources of the United States and other countries into a Web-based Earth information system.

2008-11-21 07:25:05
Mars is a strange planet. There is evidence that the Red Planet once played host to a thick atmosphere and vast oceans. However, at some point in its evolution, the planet seemed to leak the majority of its atmospheric gases into space, and its oceans evaporated (or froze and then sublimated, depending on how fast ...

2008-11-21 00:08:37
The rightful place of the man who put the Earth in its rightful place has now been confirmed. New DNA analysis confirms that the remains of a 70-year old man found in Frombork Cathedral in Northern Poland are those of Nicolas Copernicus. Discovered three years ago, the remains allowed archaeologists produce a facial reconstruction from ...

2008-11-20 22:45:44
Dust — a solar panel's worst nightmare. Is sending solar-powered robots to the Red Planet is a bad idea? Mars is a very dusty planet, and Mars dust sticks to everything, especially solar arrays. After all, Phoenix's death was probably hastened by a Sun-blocking dust storm, and rover Spirit was battered by the combined solar panel-coated ...

2008-11-20 20:56:46
JPL's Dawn spacecraft shut down its ion propulsion system today as scheduled. The spacecraft is now gliding toward a Mars flyby in February of next year.

2008-11-20 20:44:28
Air quality is a serious issue for any space-based activity. After all, if a harmful gas is leaked into the sealed space station, the astronauts on board cannot simply open the window to get some fresh air. The International Space Station (ISS) and stations before it (including the Russian-built Mir) have all been afflicted with ...

2008-11-20 20:30:56
NASA ARC Internal Memo: Airship Dedication and Moffett 75th Anniversary

2008-11-20 20:29:37
NASA ROSES-08 Amendment 30: New proposal opportunity for Fermi Guest Investigator - Cycle 2

2008-11-20 20:28:30
NASA Government-Owned Inventions Available for Licensing 17 Nov 2008

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