NASA / JPL
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Habitable Oasis on Mars?
March 12, 2013 | The results from the Curiosity rover’s first rock-drilling are in: the rock formed in the presence of fairly neutral, not-too-salty water and has a chemical makeup that might have provided energy for microorganisms. > read more
Alma Observatory Inaugurated
March 13, 2013 | The future is now — the world’s most powerful radio telescope array was inaugurated yesterday. > read more
Sky & Telescope diagram
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How to Spot Comet PanSTARRS in Twilight
March 14, 2013 | Here’s how to find Comet PanSTARRS low in the west in evening twilight. It should be at its best from about March 12th to 18th for the latitudes of the U.S. and Canada. But it’s tiny and faint. > read more
Updates on Comet PanSTARRS
March 13, 2013 | Comet PanSTARRS is become a little more visible from the world’s mid-northern latitudes, low in the western twilight. It’s not the spectacle we once hoped for, but it’s there. > read more
Tour March’s Sky by Eye and Ear!
March 1, 2013 | Spring arrives on March 20th, astronomically speaking, and for a few days beforehand you have a chance to see Comet Pan-STARRS low in the west soon after sunset. Meanwhile, Jupiter is still riding high in the evening, along with Orion, the Hunter, and Sirius, the “Dog Star.” > read more
Lowell Observatory
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Restoring the Telescope That Made History
March 13, 2013 | The Lowell Observatory’s 24-inch Clark Telescope has watched astronomical history unfold for the past 117 years. Now the observatory has launched a fundraising campaign to overhaul the oft-used and much-valued scope. > read more
The Ultimate Mobile Guide to Saturn
March 15, 2013 | Our new SaturnMoons app guides you around the ringed planet as it brightens in the night sky in advance of anApril 28th opposition. Learn about Saturn’s bizarre satellite family, then find the moons in your own scope. > read more
This Week’s Sky at a Glance
March 15, 2013 | Little Comet PanSTARRS is creeping a bit higher in the twilight this week but starting to fade. Jupiter and company are migrating southwest as spring begins, with the Moon passing through them. > read more
