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By Dave Heller - November 16th, 2009
Astronomers discover some of the oldest galaxies to date, a mere 787 million years after the "Big Bang." But remember distance is time, so astronomers may only be seeing remnants of what once was.
By Dave Heller - November 9th, 2009
There is a space hotel scheduled to open in 2012, but it will cost a lot more than your average getaway. Also, the Messenger mission gleans new information from Mercury.
By Dave Heller - November 2nd, 2009
After a couple of weather delays Ares I launched on Wednesday successfully. Also, it's finally time to push the clocks back an hour and grab an extra hour of sleep, but what's behind this change in daylight?
By Dave Heller - October 26th, 2009
Thirty-two planets have been discovered beyond our solar system, which is a step forward in the search for planets like earth. Also this week will be the first launch of the Ares I-X launch vehicle, a critical test due to how the launch components have been integrated.
By Dave Heller - October 19th, 2009
An enormous ring has been discovered around Saturn by the Spitzer space telescope. The discovery helped solve a long standing mystery about one of Saturn's moons.
By Dave Heller - October 12th, 2009
It's the International Year of Astronomy and area universities are celebrating with "No Night without a Telescope," which gives everyone, even the most novice astronomer the chance to view the night sky.
By Dave Heller - October 5th, 2009
This Friday at 7:30 am the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite or LCROSS are both going to crash into the moon. The satellite may be able to detect water on the moon.
By Dave Heller - September 28th, 2009
The Messenger space craft get's 142 miles from Mercury. Also, a sight rarely seen, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto all in the evening sky this week.
By Dave Heller - September 21st, 2009
The last day of summer is upon us and a new rocky planet has finally been confirmed by scientists. Close to the size of Jupiter, this rocky planet is only 1.6 million miles from it's star, which means the surface has to be sizzling.
By Dave Heller - September 14th, 2009
A repaired Hubble telescope is almost like new, which means it has new capabilities to take images that are much improved. Now we can derive more information from these refined images, images including black holes.
By Dave Heller - September 7th, 2009
Plenty of great viewing coming up this Sunday morning when Mars will be visible. Despite the warnings you may have heard about this internet hoax… this time it's for real. The small planet will look bright and rosy in color, but if weather is a deterrent just get online and check out hi-resolution images of Mars.
