365 Days of Astronomy
Sat Nov 7 11:44:23 2009 GMT
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November 7th: Bright Bolide

November 6th: SOFIA – Flight Tests and the Promise of New Science

November 5th: Earth and Sky: Together at Last! Part 2

November 4th: Top 10 Ways to Get Kids Excited About Astronomy!

November 3rd: WISE – Mapping the Sky in Infrared Light

November 2nd: Cassini’s Deepest Plume Passage: The “E7″ Flyby of Enceladus

November 1st: Listening to Gravitational Waves: A New Window on the Universe

October 31st: The Fermi Paradox and The Drake Equation

October 30th: Sky and Earth: Together at Last! Part 1

October 29th: The Deep Space Network

Astromart News
Sat Nov 7 07:13:02 2009 GMT
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NGC 4755 - Like Opening up a Colorful Cosmic Jewel Box

M82 Sheds Light on Longstanding Cosmic Ray Mystery

Exoplanet House of Horrors

Galaxy Cluster Smashes Distance Record

Meteorite Reportedly Hits SUV in Ontario

NASA's IBEX Provides First View of Our Place in the Galaxy

2009 Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to the Masters of Light

Spitzer Discovers Super-sized Ring Around Saturn

Mark Your Calendars - LCROSS Lunar Impactor Plume to be Visible from Earth

A-List Speakers at 2009 CSPG Fall Star Party

Astronomy Cast
Tue Nov 3 23:43:43 2009 GMT
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Ep. 159: Planet X

Ep. 158: Pulsars

Ep. 157: Constellations

Ep. 156: Famous Stars

Ep. 155: Dwarf Stars

Ep. 154: Dragon*Con Live with Seth Shostak

Ep. 153: Dark Skies

Ep. 152: Binary Stars

Ep. 151: Atmospheres

Ep. 150: Telescopes, the Next Level

Ep. 149: Constellation Program

Ep. 148: Astronomy and New Media

Ep. 147: How to Be Taken Seriously By Scientists

Ep. 146: Astronomy Research from Idea to Publication

Ep. 145: Interstellar Travel

Questions Show: Imaging Extrasolar Planets, Infinite Universe, Inside a Black Hole

Ep. 144: Space Elevators

Questions Show: Matter Balance, Jumping Light Speed and Black Hole Star Formation

Astronomy Magazine
Fri Nov 6 20:43:36 2009 GMT
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NASA gives "go" for space shuttle Atlantis launch November 16

Frost-covered Phoenix Lander seen in winter images

Rapid supernova could be new class of exploding star

Carbon atmosphere discovered on neutron star

MESSENGER spacecraft reveals more hidden territory on Mercury

Shedding light on the cosmic skeleton

VERITAS telescope array helps solve the origin of cosmic rays

"Ultra-primitive" particles found in comet dust

Atlantis' payload delivered; astronauts return to Kennedy

Opening up a colorful cosmic jewel box

Fermi telescope caps its first year with a glimpse of space-time

Ares I-X rocket completes successful flight test

Ares I-X launch delayed until Wednesday

Galaxy cluster smashes distance record

Astronomy magazine accepting entries for 2009 outreach award

The LCROSS has landed

LCROSS impacts the Moon in search for water ice

MESSENGER at Mercury — the third time's the charm

Astronomy Picture of the Day
Sat Nov 7 19:33:03 2009 GMT
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Stickney Crater

Ring Nebula Deep Field

Halloween's Moon

Blue Sun Bristling

Seven Sisters Versus California

Ares 1 X Rocket Lifts Off

The Average Color of the Universe

VdB 152: Reflection Nebula in Cepheus

The Bubble and M52

Zodiacal Light Over Laguna Verde

JKCS041: The Farthest Galaxy Cluster Yet Measured

Central Cygnus Skyscape

Galaxy Zoo Catalogs the Universe

M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble

NGC 7331 and Beyond

A Galilean Night

Moon and Planets in the Morning

Martian Dust Devil Trails

A Solar Prominence Erupts in STEREO

Nereus Crater on Mars

Audio Sky Tour
Sun Nov 1 08:43:36 2009 GMT
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S&T's Audio Sky Tour for November 2009

S&T's Audio Sky Tour for October 2009

Bad Astronomy
Sat Nov 7 23:43:41 2009 GMT
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Carl Sagan Day live stream!

Reminder: Carl Sagan Day

Pray this doesn’t get passed

Careidolia

The Universe Has Us in Its Crosshairs

LRO sees a Moonslide

Ares and the carnivals

Chandra X-ray Observatory
Wed Nov 4 20:44:02 2009 GMT
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Carbon Atmosphere Discovered On Neutron Star

Galaxy Cluster Smashes Distance Record

Black Holes Go "Mano A Mano"

New Vista of Milky Way Center Unveiled

Black Hole Pumps Iron

Still a 'Star' After All Those Years

Trigger-Happy Star Formation

Adding a New Dimension to an Old Explosion

A Galaxy Collision in Action

A Super-Efficient Particle Accelerator

Lunar Phase
Sun Oct 18 19:30:03 2009 GMT
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Sun Oct 18 05:32:57 2009 GMT New Moon

Mon Oct 26 00:41:45 2009 GMT First quarter

Mon Nov 2 19:15:29 2009 GMT Full moon

Mon Nov 9 15:57:33 2009 GMT Last quarter

Mon Nov 16 19:14:00 2009 GMT New Moon

Major News About Minor Objects
Sat Nov 7 17:46:06 2009 GMT
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The Tracking News on Saturday, 7 November 2009

2009 VA - NEODyS risk posted

Daily Orbit Update - MPEC 2009-V23

Traffic Report for "Earth's Busy Neighborhood"

Yesterday's Tracking News

Near Earth Objects
Sat Nov 7 11:55:04 2009 GMT
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Date : Miss Distance : Relative Velocity: Estimated Diameter : Object Name

 2009-Nov-07 : 30.4 LD : 25.9 km/s : 17 m - 39 m : (2006 WV1)

 2009-Nov-07 : 43.3 LD : 17.8 km/s : 750 m - 1.7 km : 54660 (2000 UJ1)

 2009-Nov-08 : 41.7 LD : 24.8 km/s : 29 m - 64 m : (2008 VY3)

 2009-Nov-09 : 37.3 LD : 20.1 km/s : 250 m - 570 m : (2009 TA1)

 2009-Nov-09 : 21.8 LD : 25.4 km/s : 22 m - 50 m : (2007 JB21)

 2009-Nov-09 : 45.2 LD : 22.3 km/s : 91 m - 200 m : (2002 KM3)

 2009-Nov-10 : 74.5 LD : 21.6 km/s : 130 m - 280 m : (2009 UX17)

 2009-Nov-10 : 44.2 LD : 16.9 km/s : 1.1 km - 2.5 km : 217796 (2000 TO64)

 2009-Nov-11 : 29.5 LD : 20.3 km/s : 240 m - 530 m : (2009 UP1)

 2009-Nov-12 : 6.5 LD : 26.5 km/s : 13 m - 30 m : (2009 UK20)

 2009-Nov-12 : 54.3 LD : 20.1 km/s : 260 m - 580 m : 138852 (2000 WN10)

 2009-Nov-12 : 24.2 LD : 23.9 km/s : 44 m - 99 m : (2009 UD19)

 2009-Nov-14 : 76.7 LD : 19.6 km/s : 320 m - 710 m : (2009 SV171)

 2009-Nov-15 : 46.5 LD : 19.5 km/s : 330 m - 730 m : 218017 (2001 XV266)

 2009-Nov-16 : 24.4 LD : 24.6 km/s : 32 m - 72 m : (2009 UF2)

 2009-Nov-16 : 57.7 LD : 20.4 km/s : 220 m - 500 m : (2007 LL)

 2009-Nov-18 : 22.0 LD : 19.8 km/s : 290 m - 650 m : 202683 (2006 US216)

 2009-Nov-20 : 61.2 LD : 21.1 km/s : 160 m - 360 m : (2009 JL1)

 2009-Nov-22 : 16.6 LD : 21.2 km/s : 150 m - 340 m : (1998 VF32)

 2009-Nov-22 : 27.6 LD : 20.4 km/s : 220 m - 490 m : (2009 TK12)

 2009-Nov-23 : 34.9 LD : 23.9 km/s : 44 m - 98 m : (2004 XJ)

 2009-Nov-25 : 43.5 LD : 21.9 km/s : 110 m - 250 m : (2001 WW1)

 2009-Nov-30 : 52.7 LD : 23.7 km/s : 47 m - 110 m : (2006 WH130)

Night-Sky Targets
Thu Nov 5 23:43:44 2009 GMT
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Observing podcast: Open cluster Stock 2, the Sailboat Cluster, and spiral galaxy NGC 247

Observing podcast: The Andromeda Galaxy, open cluster NGC 188, and planetary nebula NGC 246

Observing podcast: Circlet of Pisces, the Southern Cigar Galaxy, and elliptical galaxy NGC 7840

Observing podcast: Orionid meteor shower, open cluster NGC 7789, and the Bubble Nebula

Observing podcast: Asteroid Juno, open cluster M52, barred spiral galaxy NGC 7477

Observing podcast: Dolphin's Diamonds, Helix Nebula, and Blue Flash Nebula

Observing podcast: Constellation Vulpecula, globular cluster M30, and the Iris Nebula

Observing podcast: Star 61 Cygni, the Pelican Nebula, and the Fetus Nebula

Observing podcast: Asteroid Juno, open cluster NGC 6716, and globular cluster NGC 6717

Observing podcast: Barnard's Star, the Emerald Nebula, and the Ink Spot

Podcast: Night-sky targets for August 28-September 4, 2009

Podcast: Night-sky targets for August 21-28, 2009

Podcast: Night-sky targets for August 14-21, 2009

Podcast: Night-sky targets for August 7-14, 2009

Podcast: Night-sky targets for July 31-August 7, 2009

Regulus! Newsletter
Tue Aug 25 19:47:08 2009 GMT
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Regulus! Astronomy Newsletter - September & October 2009

Science @ NASA
Sat Nov 7 11:49:38 2009 GMT
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A Tale of Planetary Woe

Hidden Territory on Mercury Revealed

A Mars Rover Named "Curiosity"

The Sun's Sneaky Variability

NASA Mission to Study the Moon's Fragile Atmosphere

Science about: Astronomy
Fri Nov 6 20:43:37 2009 GMT
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Big bang goes phut as bird drops baguette into Cern machinery

The music of the Spheres | Andrew Brown

Southern African Large Telescope hit by broadband problems

A guide to the moon

What else is in the night sky? Meteors and comets

The winter sky

Other stars to find

Beyond the solar system

Navigate the night sky

A guide to the planets

Scientists set record with star 13 billion years old

Lights down as heat sensitive lampposts come to the streets of Toulouse

Nasa's LCROSS lunar mission uses Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Nasa's lunar crash landing fails to raise moon dust

From giant leap to big bang: Nasa prepares moon smashing satellite

Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures
Tue Jun 30 04:43:42 2009 GMT
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The Dark Side of the Universe: Dark Matter and Dark Energy

Planetary Protection and Hitchhikers in the Solar System: The Danger of Mingling Microbes

The Dawn of Creation: The First Two Billion Years

Prospecting for Water on the Moon: The Upcoming LCROSS Mission

Saturn's Restless Rings: Latest Results from the Cassini Mission

The Black Hole Wars: My Battle with Stephen Hawking

The Allen Telescope Array: The Newest Pitchfork for Exploring the Cosmic Haystack

New Worlds and Yellowstone: How Common are Habitable Planets?

New Horizons at Jupiter (and Some Saturn News)

Taking a Hit: Asteroid Impacts and Evolution

A Ringside Seat to the Formation of Planets

Comparing Worlds: Climate Catastrophes in the Solar System

The Mars Exploration Rover Mission: A Year of Exploration and Discovery

Estimating the Chances of Life Out There

A Scientist in Space/Searching for Earth-like Planets: NASA's Kepler Mission

Glimpsing the Edge of the Universe: Results from the Hubble Space Telescope

Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe

The Planet Pluto: Maligned but Not Forgotten

Sky at a Glance
Fri Nov 6 20:46:21 2009 GMT
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This Week's Sky at a Glance

SkyWatch & HubbleWatch
Thu Oct 15 13:45:29 2009 GMT
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Show 242: LCROSS

Show 241: Asteroid Tracking Falls Short

Show 240: Space Debris

Show 239: Is Titan like Earth?

Show 238: Solar Cycle and Weather

Show 237: HubbleWatch for September 2009

Show 236: Solar System Shake Up

Show 235: Edvard Munch's Painting

Show 234: Sunspot Model

Show 233: Snow on Mars

Show 232: Stellar Oscillations

Show 231: New Orbiting Telescopes

Show 230: HubbleWatch for July 2009

Show 229: Incredible Shrinking Star

SkyWatch and HubbleWatch

Slacker Astronomy
Mon Nov 2 20:48:54 2009 GMT
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Get Ready … Enceladus Here We Come!

30″ Obsession Dobsonian telescope stolen in San Antonio TX

Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy Galilean Nights October 23 & 24

Paw Print on Mercury

Podcast: CCDs, Cosmology and Ben

nice HST pic of Arp 243 aka NGC 2623.

Charting The Solar System

Nobel for the CCD

Podcast: North Star Special

The Trilogy is Complete — GigaGalaxy Zoom Phase 3

WE HAVE SUNSPOTS!

Planck First Light Survey results confirm excellent performance

Smallest exoplanet is shown to be a solid, rocky world

ESO unveils an amazing, interactive, 360-degree panoramic view of the entire night sky

Hubble Opens New Eyes on the Universe

Hubble 3D to Reveal Unprecedented Views of the Universe in IMAX(R) Theatres Starting March 19, 2010

New Slackers

Mt Wilson Fire stuff

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Sat May 2 22:46:25 2009 GMT
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The Environment of a Massive Black Hole

Studying Seven-Billion Year-Old Carbon

The Abundance of Oxygen

Gravity's Role in Making Stars

Our Galactic Neighborhood

Standard Candles

X-Ray Emission from Young Stars

Dark Energy is Now a Little Less Dark

Circumstellar Shells of Gas

Hot Jupiters and their Atmospheres

Ultra-Luminous Infrared Galaxies

Colliding Galaxies in the Early Universe

Dusty Globules

Studying a Young Solar System

Hot Water

Space Today
Wed Nov 4 14:47:23 2009 GMT
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MESSENGER reveals more of Mercury

Winners announced in Lunar Lander Challenge

Rockot launches ESA satellites

HTV undocks from ISS

Ares 1-X booster damaged by parachute failure

Space Weather Alerts
Sat Oct 31 05:00:06 2009 GMT
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2009 Oct 30 0714 UTC ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 (ALTK04/1427)

2009 Oct 30 0708 UTC (WARK04/1597)

SPACE.com
Sat Nov 7 05:46:34 2009 GMT
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Moon's Friends Say 'No' to Future Lunar Crashes

New Type of Supernova Discovered

Stars May be Cosmic Road Signs to Intelligent Aliens

Space Junk Buzzes Station as Astronauts Sleep

Seattle Team Wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Contest

POLL: Would You Want to Meet an Alien?

U.S. 'Decades Behind' on Space Debris Threat, Official Says

Station Astronauts May Take Shelter From Space Junk

Some of the Universe's First Galaxies Discovered

Rugged, Scarred Terrain Seen in New Mars Images

Dark Horse Challenges Dark Matter to Explain Missing Matter

FORUM: What's the Deal with Wormholes and Time Travel?

Hubble Gives Best Ever View of Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

Identity of Puzzling Star Revealed

Spitzer Space Telescope
Wed Nov 4 20:47:22 2009 GMT
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What's Happening: Spitzer Space Telescope Mission Status

What's Happening: Spitzer Space Telescope Mission Status

What's Happening: Astronomers Do It Again: Find Organic Molecules Around Gas Planet

What's Happening: 2009 Podcast Awards Nominations

Press Release: NASA Space Telescope Discovers Largest Ring Around Saturn

Press Release: NASA's Spitzer Spots Clump of Swirling Planetary Material

What's Happening: Station Fire

Press Release: Space Telescopes Find Trigger-Happy Star Formation

Press Release: Planet Smash-Up Sends Vaporized Rock, Hot Lava Flying

Press Release: NASA's Spitzer Sees the Cosmos Through 'Warm' Infrared Eyes

What's Happening: Warmed Up and Ready to Go

Press Release: NASA's Spitzer Images Out-of-this-World Galaxy

What's Happening: Spitzer Status Update

What's Happening: Frank Low, Pioneer of Infrared Astronomy, 1933-2009

What's Happening: Spitzer Status Update

Press Release: Baby Stars Finally Found in Jumbled Galactic Center

What's Happening: Spitzer Status Update

What's Happening: Spitzer Status Update