Last month we had to wait until about the middle of the evening to see Orion at his highest in the south. But in February he arrives there soon after dark. (more...)
Why Saturn has rings and earth not? This question, which could well be thrown into treason by a child looking for the first time through a telescope, has no easy answer. Scientists are not sure of its composition or when they formed. What we (more...)Scientist have found evidence of an ocean of liquid water and ammonia on Titan. Dr. Lorenz’s used 19 passes of Cassini’s Synthetic Aperture Radar over Saturn’s largest moon and analyzed the data. The ocean is believed to be 62 miles below Titan’s atmosphere.
The National Space Society. As far as I can tell a great little organization. Not really sure, since I have yet to meet anyone (physically) in it and I have never received any information on it. Why am I telling you this? Ken Murphydyne wrote a post the other day on Selenian Boondocks lamenting the [...]