Wednesday, 8 February, 2012

Why don’t the rings of Saturn just disappear over millions of years. It’s the recycling, that’s why!

Chandra links gamma-ray bursts to supernovas. What really causes these gigantic explosions?

Chandra, the X-ray astronomy telescope, is three years old. We ogle some of its greatest hits. Caution: These bangs are BIG!

Scientists have found ice on Mars. The frozen water, whose quantity may equal Lake Michigan, is within a meter of the surface.

Hubble Space Telescope is fixed, will add to history of discovery. Get a gander of galaxies, quasars, gamma ray sources, and other greatest hits of the greatest spyglass.

New techniques give a better view of the sun, help predict flares, aurora and destruction from the sun. Like staying warm? Like radio? Love our sun!

Stray light interferes with the work of astronomers — and it’s a waste of energy. How to stop light pollution.

X-ray astronomers will study black holes, neutron stars and dark matter with the orbiting Chandra telescope. Like explosions? Then you gotta love X-ray astro!

New searches are finding lots of asteroids. None of them are aimed at us — yet. How much damage have asteroids done in the past?

Bright color, shape both suggest that water ran down 2 gullies on Mars in the past 7 years. Is there also water ice on our own moon?