Venus Transit MovieVenus Transit Movie
<p>I recently received an email about a movie of the Venus transit that had been recorded down in Crete. The video was shot with a 6″ Maksutov f/12 telescope and
Day: June 18, 2012
Tropical Lakes Seen on Titan by Cassini SpacecraftTropical Lakes Seen on Titan by Cassini Spacecraft
<p>NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has spied long-standing methane lakes, or puddles, in the “tropics” of Saturn’s moon Titan. One of the tropical lakes appears to be about half the size of
‘Heavy Metal’ Stars Not Needed for Small Planets to Form‘Heavy Metal’ Stars Not Needed for Small Planets to Form
<p>The formation of small worlds like Earth previously was thought to occur mostly around stars rich in heavy elements such as iron and silicon. However, new ground-based observations, combined with