I always read that Jupiter is a gaseous planet. Does that mean that there is nor "surface"? Just a big ball of gas from its core to its outer atmosphere? or, a...

For JPL internal use only. http://www.esa.int/export/esaCP/SEMYJ90P4HD_index_0.html SMART-1 ready for launch European Space Agenay 19 September 2003 The...

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES September 15-19, 2003 o Marching Dunes (Released 15 September 2003) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20030915a.html o Nirgal Vallis...

When I have a thought you know I'm going to tell you "ALL" what it is. We know the rovers are inside a bag,and when this bag hits the ground it is going to...

I took my son to cub scout camp this summer and one of the workstations was on Astronomy. He really was interested in this and I became interested also. One of...

MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109...

Does anyone have any experence with the 6" reflectors that are on Ebay in the multiple colors. Are they any good? The lenses that come with it are a.. Plossl...

Hi Group, Sorry if this has been posted before. I understand we are redirecting Galileo. Exactly what is it that will "contaminate" Europa if...

The sun's atmosphere is much hotter than its surface. I was told that is the result from continual explosions created by magnetic fields.Again the Curie...

This is what I just got from one of the sites about beginners and faq about telescopes and so on. "Bushnell: I have looked at this company's telescopes 1st...

I would like to get into astronomy but want to do it right.. I have read a few books, FAQs etc and it seems that the best thing to do right now is to buy a...

I'm a relative newbie to astronomy, though I've held a long fascination with it since I was a kid. To fuel my fascination I'm looking to get a fairly decent...

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/17sep_trysaturn.htm Sick of Mars? Try Saturn NASA Science News September 17, 2003 Saturn is fast becoming an...

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Has anybody had any experience with the above scope. Is it any good or is it considered rubbish? Thanks in advance

If I took off from earth and was traveling at the speed of light, how long would it take to get to the edge of the sun's gravity well or gravitational...

Hi guys, here is one question that I can't get for some reason, I just can't. I come close to it, but everytime I am by 300km/hr off. Anyhow here is the...

Hi, I am in Hendersonville, NC. At 9:35 this PM I looked at about 35 degrees up in a West facing direction, and there is what appears to be a normal star,...

Hi people! Just started an astronomy class this semester and here are some of the questions that we have to answer and I just wanted you to check out...

Does the moon spin? Yes, but not as you may think! Click on the link below to find out more. http://www.wonderquest.com/MoonSpin.htm