SUNSET: 
Amateur Astronomy on TV
Don't miss Timothy Ferris's ode to amateur astronomy, which airs on PBS stations throughout the US on Wednesday night.
Close-up on Iapetus
NASA's Cassini spacecraft zoomed in to take detailed pictures and other measurements of one of Saturn's weirdest moons.
Listen to Our September Podcast
This month's podcast explores how there still plenty of summer's stars to view even as we transition to autumn.
Rings of Uranus on Edge
For the first time since the rings of Uranus were discovered, astronomers are studying their edge-on view.
Whole Lot of Nothing
A billion light-year-wide "hole" in space is a very cold and empty place.
Icy Shower Poses No Threat for Cassini
Scientists are confident that the towering ice geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus shouldn't harm the Cassini spacecraft during a close flyby next March.
The Red Planet We Never Knew
A new DVD entertains with a 50-year-old look at Mars.
Astronomy Online with Stuart Goldman
Scope Calculator Applet Added
Try out a new addition to our suite of interactive observing tools.
Coming Soon: Hi-Res Lunar Images
Photos by the Apollo astronauts are getting the star treatment.
ESO's Sweet Ride
Astronomers unveil the latest thing in transporting giant telescopes.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Handy Controller
Even Harry Potter would enjoy this method of steering a scope.
Why So Lopsided?
A star 150 light-years away is surrounded by a disk of debris that might indicate that hidden planets are throwing their weight around.
The Economics of Impacts
Can't have enough of people thinking about the threat of asteroids.
Chaos in the Early Solar System
The orbits of the giant planets were moved by the interaction of trillions of small icy bodies.
Big Checks for Astronomers
Two teams of astronomers have won $500,000 for revealing that the universe is growing bigger at an ever increasing rate.
