SUNSET: 
An Eclipse of the Sun for Europe, Africa, and Asia
March 20, 2006 Contact: Alan MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by publication-quality graphics; see details below. On Wednesday, March 29, 2006, a total eclipse of the Sun will sweep across parts of West and North Africa, Turkey, and Central Asia. The…
April Showers: Lyrid Meteors Peak on the 22nd
April 18, 2006 Contacts: Alan M. MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Marcy L. McCreary, VP Marketing & Business Dev. 855-638-5388 x143, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by a broadcast-quality animation; see details below. The annual Lyrid meteor shower should reach its peak activity late Friday…
Astro News Briefs: April 3–9
NASA's Dawn Mission Gets a Reprieve April 4, 2006 | After enduring weeks of outrage from space scientists and an official objection from the director of its Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA has reversed its decision to cancel the Dawn asteroid mission. NASA associate administrator Rex Geveden, who chaired a high-level…
Astro News Briefs: January 9–15
News from the 207th American Astronomical Society meeting in Washington, DC
Views of the March 29th Solar Eclipse
A round, symmetrical corona, characteristic of solar minimum, surrounded the Sun and Moon when they were aligned at totality.
Celestial Sleuths Solve Another Munch Mystery
For a century art historians have wondered why Edvard Munch chose not to depict a celestial reflection in his famous painting Girls on the Pier. Now the mystery is solved.
Celestial Sleuths Unravel Munch's "Missing Moon" Mystery
March 20, 2006 Contacts: Don Olson, Texas State University 512-245-2131, [email protected] Kerri Williams, Sky & Telescope 855-638-5388 x127, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is being simultaneously issued by Sky & Telescope and Texas State University. Digital images suitable for print publication are available; see details below. Edvard Munch…
NASA Eludes Martian Ghoul, Again
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter began aerobreaking in the Martian atmosphere on March 10th.NASA / JPL Score one more round for humanity against the dreaded Martian Ghoul ... at least for now. At 5:16 p.m. EST (22:16 UT) today, NASA received a signal from its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) confirming that…
Astronomy & Observing News
Astro Image in the News:
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Astro Image in the News:
Enceladus's Leaky Seas?
In this week's Science scientists working with the Cassini orbiter published a suite of papers detailing the story behind the active volcanism on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
See Saturn at Its Best
January 25, 2006 Contacts: Alan MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Marcy McCreary, VP Mktg. & Business Dev. 855-638-5388 x143, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by several broadcast- and publication-quality graphics; see details below. No planet holds the fascination of ring-girdled Saturn — especially the first…
Stardust Science Begins
Astronomers have begun their analysis of the dust specks inside the Stardust return capsule.
Astro News Briefs: December 12–18
Hayabusa's return delayed for three years; astronomers "weigh" the closest white dwarf; Mars rovers celebrate an anniversary
Astro Image in the News:
The Infrared Helix
The Spitzer Space Telescope has peered at the Helix Nebula with its infrared eyes.
Hubble Spies New Uranus Rings and Moons
Scientists looked at the Uranus four times between July 2003 and August 2005 with the Hubble Space Telescope and found two new moons and two new rings.
Year in Astronomy: 2005
Titan's surface looks orange in full-color images. This shot was taken after the Huygens probe touched down onto Titan's surface on January 14th. The two 'large' rocks in the middle of the image are really only about 15 centimeters (left) and 4 centimeters (center) across.Courtesy ESA/NASA/University of Arizona. As 2005…
Meteors in Moonlight: Geminids Peak on December 13th
December 7, 2005 Contacts: Alan M. MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Marcy L. McCreary, VP Marketing & Business Dev. 855-638-5388 x143, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by a broadcast-quality animation; see details below. An old, reliable meteor shower is heading our way. The annual Geminid…
Telescope-Buying Tips for the Holiday Season
Telescopes are popular holiday gifts. But buyer beware: a telescope should not be bought on impulse. If you get one that can't be aimed or focused, it'll collect more dust than starlight.
